Croatia vs East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Croatia
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 34.4% against 23.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th of 166 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 28.5% | 6.5% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 25.9% | 8.8% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 23.5% | 10.9% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Croatia or East Asia & Pacific?
- Croatia, at 34.4% against 23.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Croatia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 11.3%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Croatia ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th 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.