Botswana - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Botswana was 19.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.40 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 33.20
2005 28.50
2010 24.80
2015 21.70
2018 19.80
2019 19.80
2020 19.40

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Botswana was 8.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.30 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 27.60
2005 20.40
2010 15.20
2015 11.20
2018 9.30
2019 8.90
2020 8.30

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Botswana was 30.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 30.40 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 38.70
2005 36.50
2010 34.30
2015 32.10
2018 30.90
2019 30.70
2020 30.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors