Australia - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Australia was 13.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.60 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 | 24.40 |
| 2005 | 21.10 |
| 2010 | 18.20 |
| 2015 | 15.70 |
| 2018 | 14.00 |
| 2019 | 14.00 |
| 2020 | 13.60 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Australia was 11.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 11.50 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 | 22.20 |
| 2005 | 18.90 |
| 2010 | 16.00 |
| 2015 | 13.50 |
| 2018 | 12.20 |
| 2019 | 11.90 |
| 2020 | 11.50 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Australia was 15.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.60 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 | 26.50 |
| 2005 | 23.20 |
| 2010 | 20.30 |
| 2015 | 17.80 |
| 2018 | 16.50 |
| 2019 | 16.00 |
| 2020 | 15.60 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
