Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of is 10.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palestine, State of peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 60th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palestine, State of?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Palestine, State of was 10.7% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Palestine, State of ranks 60th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.