Samoa - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Samoa was 25.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25.30 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 39.00
2005 35.00
2010 31.40
2015 28.10
2018 25.90
2019 25.90
2020 25.30

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Samoa was 14.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 14.50 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 23.10
2005 20.50
2010 18.30
2015 16.20
2018 15.20
2019 14.90
2020 14.50

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Samoa was 36.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 36.10 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 54.90
2005 49.50
2010 44.50
2015 39.90
2018 37.60
2019 36.80
2020 36.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors