Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Small states
Small states: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Small states, 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 Small states stood at 12.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Small states peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
That places Small states 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Small states?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Small states was 12.3% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Small states ranks 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.