Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Palestine
Palestine: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 10.7% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Palestine peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 59th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 10.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 10.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 3.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Palestine?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Palestine was 10.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Palestine ranks 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.