Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 8.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8.9% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vanuatu peaked at 8.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 67th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vanuatu?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vanuatu was 8.9% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Vanuatu ranks 67th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.