Liberia vs Panama: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Liberia
- Panama
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.2% against 4.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 162nd and Panama ranks 164th of 166 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.3% | 3.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Liberia or Panama?
- Liberia, at 5.2% against 4.8% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Liberia and Panama?
- 0.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Panama rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Liberia ranks 162nd and Panama ranks 164th 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.