World - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in World was 22.98 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.17 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 | 34.17 |
| 2005 | 30.76 |
| 2010 | 27.79 |
| 2015 | 25.23 |
| 2018 | 23.44 |
| 2019 | 23.40 |
| 2020 | 22.98 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in World was 8.69 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.69 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 | 17.90 |
| 2005 | 14.85 |
| 2010 | 12.37 |
| 2015 | 10.34 |
| 2018 | 9.30 |
| 2019 | 8.97 |
| 2020 | 8.69 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in World was 37.37 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.51 in 2000 and a minimum value of 37.37 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.51 |
| 2005 | 46.76 |
| 2010 | 43.31 |
| 2015 | 40.26 |
| 2018 | 38.48 |
| 2019 | 37.96 |
| 2020 | 37.37 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
