Malta - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Malta was 24.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 24.00 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 34.30
2005 31.40
2010 28.60
2015 26.30
2018 24.50
2019 24.50
2020 24.00

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Malta was 21.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.60 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 26.40
2005 25.30
2010 23.90
2015 22.80
2018 22.10
2019 21.80
2020 21.60

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Malta was 26.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 26.40 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/).

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Year Value
2000 42.20
2005 37.50
2010 33.30
2015 29.80
2018 27.70
2019 27.10
2020 26.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors