El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8.3% against 8.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th of 166 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 6.9% | 6.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.3% | 3.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.3% against 8.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- El Salvador ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th 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.