Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 8.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 8.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Vanuatu peaked at 8.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 68th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Vanuatu?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Vanuatu was 8.9% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Vanuatu ranks 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.