São Tomé and Principe - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in São Tomé and Principe was 5.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.70 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 7.80
2005 7.20
2010 6.60
2015 6.20
2018 5.80
2019 5.80
2020 5.70

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in São Tomé and Principe was 1.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.30 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 3.90
2005 3.00
2010 2.30
2015 1.80
2018 1.50
2019 1.40
2020 1.30

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in São Tomé and Principe was 10.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 10.10 in 2019.

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 11.70
2005 11.30
2010 10.80
2015 10.50
2018 10.20
2019 10.10
2020 10.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors