Bulgaria - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Bulgaria was 39.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 39.00 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 47.50
2005 45.00
2010 42.90
2015 40.70
2018 39.40
2019 39.40
2020 39.00

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Bulgaria was 37.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.10 in 2020 and a minimum value of 35.80 in 2000.

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 35.80
2005 36.10
2010 36.50
2015 36.70
2018 37.00
2019 37.10
2020 37.10

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Bulgaria was 40.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 40.90 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 59.20
2005 53.90
2010 49.20
2015 44.70
2018 42.40
2019 41.70
2020 40.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors