Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.5% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Turkmenistan 160th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 10% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.9%, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Turkmenistan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Turkmenistan was 0.5% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Turkmenistan ranks 160th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.