Smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Smoking bans in public places was 8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
8
in 2012
All-time low
3
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2022
Smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea, 2007–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea is 8, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2007.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea?
- Smoking bans in public places in Papua New Guinea was 8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest smoking bans in public places recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest smoking bans in public places recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for smoking bans in public places?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is smoking bans in public places rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Smoking bans in public places. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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