Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11.0% against 10.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 14.9% | 6.8% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.5% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11.0% against 10.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Rwanda ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 129th 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.