Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kiribati
Kiribati: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 25.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 25.0% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kiribati peaked at 53.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 16th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9% | — |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 25.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 10.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 25.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 42.9% | 53.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.3% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.0% | 28.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kiribati?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kiribati was 25.0% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Kiribati ranks 16th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.