Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Guinea-Bissau was 0.6% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.