Chad vs Costa Rica: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Chad
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.9% against 7.4% in Chad, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 152nd and Costa Rica ranks 149th of 166 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 15.2% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 11.4% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 8.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Chad or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 7.9% against 7.4% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Chad and Costa Rica?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Costa Rica rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Chad ranks 152nd and Costa Rica ranks 149th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.