South Asia - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in South Asia was 27.04 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.75 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.04 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 52.75
2005 44.31
2010 37.34
2015 31.75
2018 27.87
2019 27.87
2020 27.04

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in South Asia was 12.52 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.71 in 2000 and a minimum value of 12.52 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 37.71
2005 28.90
2010 21.89
2015 16.56
2018 13.95
2019 13.19
2020 12.52

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in South Asia was 41.43 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.71 in 2000 and a minimum value of 41.43 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 67.71
2005 59.64
2010 52.76
2015 46.91
2018 43.55
2019 42.43
2020 41.43

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors