Jamaica - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Jamaica was 9.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 9.40 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 17.40
2005 14.90
2010 12.80
2015 11.00
2018 9.70
2019 9.70
2020 9.40

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Jamaica was 3.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.80 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 8.10
2005 6.70
2010 5.50
2015 4.60
2018 4.10
2019 3.90
2020 3.80

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Jamaica was 15.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.00 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 26.70
2005 23.10
2010 20.10
2015 17.40
2018 15.90
2019 15.50
2020 15.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors