Pacific island small states vs East Timor: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Pacific island small states
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 48.8% against 30.2% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.6 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 46 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 47.1% | 11.2% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 47.8% | 14.9% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 48.7% | 18.2% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Pacific island small states or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 48.8% against 30.2% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Pacific island small states and East Timor?
- 18.6%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and East Timor?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st 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
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.