Euro area vs Lebanon: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Euro area
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 46.9% against 26.1% in Euro area, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 2nd of 46 groups.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 36.0% | 3.6% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 40.1% | 10.7% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 45.8% | 19.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Euro area or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 46.9% against 26.1% in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Euro area and Lebanon?
- 20.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Lebanon?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Lebanon rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Euro area ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 2nd of 46 groups.
- 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.