Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Tonga
Tonga: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 16.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 16.3% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco 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 smoke or use other tobacco 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 smoke or use other tobacco in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Tonga?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Tonga was 16.3% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Tonga ranks 45th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco 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 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.