Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 16.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Tonga, 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 Tonga stood at 16.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Tonga peaked at 16.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Tonga?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Tonga was 16.3% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Tonga ranks 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.