South Asia vs Palestine: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- South Asia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 35.5% against 23.6% in South Asia, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Asia ahead.
South Asia ranks 11th and Palestine ranks 12th of 46 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Asia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 28.6% | 20.0% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 31.1% | 4.5% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 34.8% | 9.7% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, South Asia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 35.5% against 23.6% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between South Asia and Palestine?
- 11.9%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Palestine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Asia and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- South Asia ranks 11th and Palestine ranks 12th 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.