Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2006)

Rank

Country

Value

1Austria41
2Greece39
3Poland38
4Bulgaria38
5Hungary35
6Bosnia and Herzegovina35
7Chile31
8Denmark30
9Norway30
10Luxembourg30
11Croatia29
12Uruguay29
13Andorra28
14Ireland28
15Cuba28
16Russia28
17Nepal28
18Netherlands28
19Serbia27
20France27
21Spain27
22Czech Republic27
23Venezuela27
24European Union26.63
25Germany26
26Bolivia26
27Euro area25.41
28Estonia25
29Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)24.64
30Argentina24
31Iceland24
32Latvia24
33Belgium24
34Ukraine24
35United Kingdom24
36Romania24
37Switzerland23
38Finland23
39Sweden23
40Western Samoa23
41Europe & Central Asia (developing only)22.30
42Lithuania22
43Belarus22
44High income: OECD21.09
45Malta21
46Tuvalu21
47Slovenia21
48High income20.58
49OECD members20.39
50New Zealand20
51Turkey20
52Slovakia20
53United States19
54Italy19
55Australia19
56North America18.90
57Canada18
58Micronesia18
59Israel18
60Upper middle income16.05
61Portugal15
62Tonga15
63Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)14.95
64Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)14.94
65Paraguay14
66Burma13
67Japan13
68Laos13
69Mexico12
70Brazil12
71Dominican Republic11
72Philippines11
73Sao Tome and Principe10
74Jordan10
75Kazakhstan9
76Palau9
77St. Lucia9
78Maldives9
79Namibia8
80South Africa8
81Jamaica8
82Lebanon7
83Costa Rica7
84Vanuatu7
85South Korea6
86Mongolia6
87North Korea6
88Georgia6
89Marshall Islands6
90Tunisia6
91St. Vincent and the Grenadines6
92Cambodia6
93Yemen6
94Middle income5.87
95Low & middle income5.62
96East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)5.11
97Ecuador5
98Singapore5
99Moldova5
100Comoros5
101East Asia & Pacific (developing only)4.38
102Albania4
103Guatemala4
104Indonesia4
105Kuwait4
106Fiji4
107China4
108Least developed countries: UN classification3.89
109Low income3.65
110Lower middle income3.23
111Belize3
112Suriname3
113Iraq3
114Seychelles3
115Armenia3
116Uzbekistan3
117Saudi Arabia3
118Pakistan3
119Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)2.45
120Arab World2.09
121Middle East & North Africa (developing only)2.02
122Barbados2
123Malawi2
124Malaysia2
125Tanzania2
126Uganda2
127Kyrgyzstan2
128Swaziland2
129Iran2
130Sudan2
131Vietnam2
132United Arab Emirates2
133Bahrain2
134Thailand2
135Zambia2
136Zimbabwe2
137Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)1.79
138South Asia1.69
139Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)1.59
140Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)1.59
141Bangladesh1
142Burkina Faso1
143Benin1
144Mauritius1
145Chad1
146Mauritania1
147Mozambique1
148Mali1
149Kenya1
150Ivory Coast1
151Eritrea1
152Egypt1
153India1
154Cape Verde1
155Senegal1
156Cameroon1
157Democratic Republic of the Congo1
158Gambia0.50
159Ghana0.50
160Ethiopia0.50
161Republic of the Congo0.40
162Oman0.30
163Sri Lanka0.30
164Morocco0.20
165Nigeria0.20
166Algeria0.20
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