Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 4th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 36.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 36.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.9% | 33.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.8% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.0% | 36.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bulgaria was 36.7% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.