Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Burundi
4.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
94th
Sierra Leone rank
92nd
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.1% against 4.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 167 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 18.7% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 10.7% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.1% against 4.7% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Burundi ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd 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.