Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palau
Palau: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Palau recorded 11.1% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palau peaked at 16.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2023.
That places Palau 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palau?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palau was 11.1% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Palau ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.