Marshall Islands vs OECD members: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Marshall Islands
- OECD members
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 29.9% against 19.4% in OECD members, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD members ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 29th and OECD members ranks 28th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 30.8% | 3.0% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.0% | 3.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 20.1% | 9.6% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Marshall Islands or OECD members?
- Marshall Islands, at 29.9% against 19.4% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Marshall Islands and OECD members?
- 10.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and OECD members?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and OECD members rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Marshall Islands ranks 29th and OECD members ranks 28th 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.