Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Croatia
Croatia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Croatia, 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 Croatia stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Croatia peaked at 33.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2000.
Croatia ranks 8th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 33.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 33.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 30.1% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.7% | 33.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 5 Andorra 36.4% compare
- 6 North Macedonia 35.7% compare
- 7 Montenegro 34.4% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.2% compare
- 9 France 31.2% compare
- 11 Hungary 28.9% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7791 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % 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 Croatia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Croatia was 33.6% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Croatia ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.