Germany vs Italy: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Germany
19.6%
in 2024
Italy
19.3%
in 2024
Germany rank
35th
Italy rank
36th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19.6% against 19.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th of 167 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 19.1% | 9.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 19.1% | 5.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 1.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 19.6% against 19.3% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Germany and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Germany ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th 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.