Paraguay - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Paraguay was 11.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 11.50 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 29.10
2005 23.00
2010 18.20
2015 14.50
2018 12.10
2019 12.10
2020 11.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Paraguay was 4.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 4.40 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 14.20
2005 10.60
2010 7.90
2015 5.90
2018 5.00
2019 4.70
2020 4.40

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Paraguay was 18.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 18.60 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 44.00
2005 35.40
2010 28.40
2015 23.10
2018 20.40
2019 19.50
2020 18.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors