Czechia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Czechia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 28.4% against 13.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 37th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 166 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 21.1% | 12.5% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 17.1% | 14.1% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 13.7% | 15.1% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Czechia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Czechia, at 28.4% against 13.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Czechia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 15.2%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Czechia ranks 37th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.