Greece vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of current tobacco use

Greece
30.2%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
19.3%
in 2024
Greece rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
29th

Prevalence of current tobacco use over time

  • Greece
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 30.2% against 19.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th of 166 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 47.6% 26.4% 21.2% Greece
2010s 39.0% 22.6% 16.4% Greece
2020s 31.4% 19.7% 11.7% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Greece or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Greece, at 30.2% against 19.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
10.9%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
Greece ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.