Kenya vs Mauritius: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Kenya
2.4%
in 2024
Mauritius
2.5%
in 2024
Kenya rank
120th
Mauritius rank
117th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Kenya
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 120th and Mauritius ranks 117th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Kenya or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Kenya and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritius?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mauritius rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Kenya ranks 120th and Mauritius ranks 117th 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.