Nauru - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Nauru was 48.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 48.50 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 63.40
2005 59.20
2010 55.50
2015 51.80
2018 49.20
2019 49.20
2020 48.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Nauru was 49.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 49.10 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 69.40
2005 63.60
2010 58.30
2015 53.60
2018 50.70
2019 49.90
2020 49.10

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Nauru was 47.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 47.80 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 57.30
2005 54.80
2010 52.60
2015 49.90
2018 48.80
2019 48.40
2020 47.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors