Share of women who are smoking in Tonga
Tonga: Share of women who are smoking was 16.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.3
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
45th
of 167 countries
All-time high
16.3
in 2024
All-time low
13.3
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Share of women who are smoking in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 16.3 for share of women who are smoking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are smoking in Tonga peaked at 16.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 45th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who are smoking in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3 | — |
| 2005 | 13.9 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.3 | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.77 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 14.5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.02 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are smoking in Tonga?
- Share of women who are smoking in Tonga was 16.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are smoking recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are smoking recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for share of women who are smoking?
- Tonga ranks 45th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are smoking rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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