Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nauru
Nauru: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 40.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nauru, 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 Nauru is 40.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nauru peaked at 68.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2024.
That places Nauru 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.8% | — |
| 2005 | 61.3% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 40.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 40.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 4.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 58.7% | 68.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.4% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 40.9% | 44.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nauru?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nauru was 40.9% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Nauru ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.