Pacific island small states - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Pacific island small states was 27.53 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.49 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.53 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 36.49
2005 33.82
2010 31.47
2015 29.40
2018 27.86
2019 27.88
2020 27.53

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Pacific island small states was 13.32 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.17 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.32 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 19.17
2005 17.45
2010 15.89
2015 14.59
2018 13.83
2019 13.55
2020 13.32

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Pacific island small states was 41.68 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.81 in 2000 and a minimum value of 41.68 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 53.81
2005 50.10
2010 47.03
2015 44.16
2018 42.61
2019 42.15
2020 41.68

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors