Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 8.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Brazil peaked at 17.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
That places Brazil 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 8.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 8.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 71 Marshall Islands 8.5% compare
- 71 South Africa 8.5% compare
- 73 Georgia 8.4% compare
- 73 New Zealand 8.4% compare
- 76 Laos 8.3% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Brazil?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Brazil was 8.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Brazil ranks 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.