OECD members vs Romania: Prevalence of current tobacco use

OECD members
19.4%
in 2024
Romania
29.7%
in 2024
OECD members rank
28th
Romania rank
30th

Prevalence of current tobacco use over time

  • OECD members
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 29.7% against 19.4% in OECD members, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 28th and Romania ranks 30th of 46 groups.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 30.8% 36.9% 6.2% Romania
2010s 25.0% 33.6% 8.6% Romania
2020s 20.1% 30.3% 10.1% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, OECD members or Romania?
Romania, at 29.7% against 19.4% in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between OECD members and Romania?
10.3%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Romania?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Romania rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
OECD members ranks 28th and Romania ranks 30th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.