Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 40.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 40.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Serbia peaked at 40.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2000.
That places Serbia 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 40.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 8.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 40.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.7% | 36.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 36.7% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.2% | 40.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Serbia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Serbia was 40.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Serbia ranks 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.