Gabon vs Zambia: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Gabon
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.3% against 13.3% in Gabon, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 106th of 166 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 18.6% | 4.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 16.4% | 3.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 14.6% | 1.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Gabon or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.3% against 13.3% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Gabon and Zambia?
- 1.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Gabon ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 106th 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.