China - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in China was 25.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25.60 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 | 26.70 |
| 2005 | 26.60 |
| 2010 | 26.20 |
| 2015 | 25.90 |
| 2018 | 25.70 |
| 2019 | 25.70 |
| 2020 | 25.60 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in China was 1.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2019.
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 | 3.20 |
| 2005 | 2.70 |
| 2010 | 2.30 |
| 2015 | 2.00 |
| 2018 | 1.80 |
| 2019 | 1.70 |
| 2020 | 1.70 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in China was 49.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.40 in 2005 and a minimum value of 49.40 in 2018.
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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.20 |
| 2005 | 50.40 |
| 2010 | 50.00 |
| 2015 | 49.80 |
| 2018 | 49.40 |
| 2019 | 49.70 |
| 2020 | 49.40 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
