Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 2.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kuwait peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 119th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 14% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Kuwait was 2.4% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Kuwait ranks 119th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.