United Kingdom - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in United Kingdom was 15.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.40 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 | 37.90 |
| 2005 | 30.10 |
| 2010 | 24.10 |
| 2015 | 19.30 |
| 2018 | 16.10 |
| 2019 | 16.10 |
| 2020 | 15.40 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in United Kingdom was 13.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.50 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.50 |
| 2005 | 28.30 |
| 2010 | 22.20 |
| 2015 | 17.40 |
| 2018 | 15.00 |
| 2019 | 14.20 |
| 2020 | 13.50 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in United Kingdom was 17.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.30 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.20 |
| 2005 | 31.90 |
| 2010 | 25.90 |
| 2015 | 21.20 |
| 2018 | 18.70 |
| 2019 | 17.90 |
| 2020 | 17.30 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
