Australia vs India: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Australia
9.9%
in 2024
India
9.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
63rd
India rank
64th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.9% against 9.7% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 63rd and India ranks 64th of 167 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 32.9% | 13.0% | India |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 19.7% | 4.9% | India |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.8% | 0.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 9.9% against 9.7% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Australia and India?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Australia ranks 63rd and India ranks 64th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.