Mauritania vs New Zealand: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Mauritania
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.9% against 9.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mauritania ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 137th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 24.9% | 7.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 16.3% | 2.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Mauritania or New Zealand?
- Mauritania, at 9.9% against 9.3% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Mauritania ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 137th 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.