The Gambia - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in The Gambia was 11.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 11.10 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 22.50
2005 18.80
2010 15.80
2015 13.30
2018 11.60
2019 11.60
2020 11.10

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in The Gambia was 0.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.80 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 3.60
2005 2.50
2010 1.70
2015 1.20
2018 1.00
2019 0.90
2020 0.80

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in The Gambia was 21.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.40 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 41.40
2005 35.10
2010 29.80
2015 25.40
2018 22.90
2019 22.20
2020 21.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors