Panama - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Panama was 5.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.00 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 13.40
2005 10.50
2010 8.20
2015 6.40
2018 5.30
2019 5.30
2020 5.00

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Panama was 2.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.20 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 4.90
2005 4.00
2010 3.30
2015 2.70
2018 2.40
2019 2.30
2020 2.20

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Panama was 7.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 7.70 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 21.90
2005 17.00
2010 13.00
2015 10.10
2018 8.60
2019 8.20
2020 7.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors