Kenya vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Kenya
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.6% against 9.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 136th and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th of 166 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.2% | 2.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 0.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Kenya or United Arab Emirates?
- Kenya, at 9.6% against 9.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Kenya and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Arab Emirates?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Kenya ranks 136th and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th 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.