Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Mauritania, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?

9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco

Mauritania

2.4%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

2.4%

in 2024

Mauritania rank

120th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

120th

Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time

Mauritania
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Mauritania ranks 120th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 120th of 167 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.6%	6.8%	0.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Mauritania, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?: Mauritania ranks 120th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 120th 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: 28 August 2026

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.