Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 24.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands stood at 24.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands peaked at 30.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2024.
Cook Islands ranks 18th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 28.1% | 30.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.3% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.4% | 25.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Cook Islands was 24.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Cook Islands ranks 18th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.