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
510152025200020122024

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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Indicator
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 1,503 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.