Denmark vs North Korea: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) over time
- Denmark
- North Korea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 100th and North Korea ranks 102nd of 166 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 27.5% | 5.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.4% | 2.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 0.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Denmark or North Korea?
- Denmark, at 15.7% against 15.6% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Denmark and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and North Korea rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Denmark ranks 100th and North Korea ranks 102nd 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.