Upper middle income - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Upper middle income was 22.98 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.49 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.98 in 2020.

Definition: Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 27.49
2005 26.28
2010 25.04
2015 23.97
2018 23.22
2019 23.20
2020 22.98

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Upper middle income was 5.11 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.81 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.11 in 2020.

Definition: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 7.81
2005 6.87
2010 6.17
2015 5.60
2018 5.29
2019 5.16
2020 5.11

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Upper middle income was 41.11 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.35 in 2000 and a minimum value of 41.11 in 2020.

Definition: Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 47.35
2005 45.84
2010 44.10
2015 42.63
2018 41.63
2019 41.56
2020 41.11

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors