Barbados - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Barbados was 8.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.50 in 2018.

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 10.20
2005 9.70
2010 9.20
2015 8.80
2018 8.50
2019 8.50
2020 8.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Barbados was 1.90 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 1.90 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 2.80
2010 2.40
2015 2.10
2018 2.00
2019 1.90
2020 1.90

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Barbados was 15.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.00 in 2019.

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 17.10
2005 16.60
2010 16.00
2015 15.50
2018 15.10
2019 15.00
2020 15.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors