Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Kiribati: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 37.7% against 25.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Kiribati ranks 9th of 46 groups.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 62.0% | 28.3% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 50.2% | 20.7% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 39.4% | 13.2% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 37.7% against 25.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kiribati?
- 12.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kiribati?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kiribati rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Kiribati ranks 9th 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.