IDA total vs Portugal: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- IDA total
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 28.6% against 15.1% in IDA total, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.9 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 46 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.2% | 4.0% | IDA total |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 25.9% | 4.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 28.1% | 12.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, IDA total or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 28.6% against 15.1% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between IDA total and Portugal?
- 13.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Portugal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- IDA total ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th 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.