Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Greece
Greece: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 26.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Greece recorded 26.2% 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 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Greece peaked at 42.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 12th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 26.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 26.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.5% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.1% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.2% | 28.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Greece?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Greece was 26.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.