El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.2% against 8.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
El Salvador ranks 145th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 17.9% | 4.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 12.3% | 1.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, El Salvador or Guinea-Bissau?
- El Salvador, at 8.2% against 8.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- El Salvador ranks 145th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th 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.