Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 12.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 12.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2010.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 12.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.