Yemen - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Yemen was 20.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.30 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 27.30
2005 25.30
2010 23.40
2015 21.80
2018 20.50
2019 20.50
2020 20.30

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Yemen was 8.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.10 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 15.50
2005 13.10
2010 11.10
2015 9.50
2018 8.60
2019 8.30
2020 8.10

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Yemen was 32.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 32.50 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 39.00
2005 37.40
2010 35.70
2015 34.10
2018 33.00
2019 32.60
2020 32.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors