Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 25.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea is 25.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea peaked at 34.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.8% | — |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.4% | 34.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.1% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Papua New Guinea was 25.2% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.