Ireland - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Ireland was 20.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.80 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.60 |
| 2005 | 31.20 |
| 2010 | 27.10 |
| 2015 | 23.80 |
| 2018 | 21.40 |
| 2019 | 21.40 |
| 2020 | 20.80 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Ireland was 19.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.00 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.90 |
| 2005 | 30.90 |
| 2010 | 26.10 |
| 2015 | 22.30 |
| 2018 | 20.30 |
| 2019 | 19.70 |
| 2020 | 19.00 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Ireland was 22.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.50 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 | 35.20 |
| 2005 | 31.50 |
| 2010 | 28.10 |
| 2015 | 25.20 |
| 2018 | 23.70 |
| 2019 | 23.10 |
| 2020 | 22.50 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
