Arab World - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Arab World was 20.52 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.45 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.52 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 | 23.45 |
| 2005 | 22.49 |
| 2010 | 21.75 |
| 2015 | 21.04 |
| 2018 | 20.67 |
| 2019 | 20.66 |
| 2020 | 20.52 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Arab World was 2.64 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.36 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.64 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 | 4.36 |
| 2005 | 3.72 |
| 2010 | 3.27 |
| 2015 | 2.97 |
| 2018 | 2.81 |
| 2019 | 2.72 |
| 2020 | 2.64 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Arab World was 37.83 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.18 in 2000 and a minimum value of 37.83 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 | 42.18 |
| 2005 | 40.87 |
| 2010 | 39.74 |
| 2015 | 38.58 |
| 2018 | 38.12 |
| 2019 | 38.02 |
| 2020 | 37.83 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
