Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Low income peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
That places Low income 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 10.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Low income?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Low income was 3.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Low income ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.