IDA only vs Romania: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- IDA only
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29.7% against 17.3% in IDA only, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times IDA only's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 30th of 46 groups.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 36.9% | 4.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 33.6% | 9.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 30.3% | 12.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, IDA only or Romania?
- Romania, at 29.7% against 17.3% in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between IDA only and Romania?
- 12.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Romania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA only and Romania rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- IDA only ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 30th 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.