Colombia - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Colombia was 8.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.50 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 15.10
2005 13.20
2010 11.40
2015 9.90
2018 8.80
2019 8.80
2020 8.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Colombia was 4.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 4.60 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 8.10
2005 7.00
2010 6.10
2015 5.30
2018 4.80
2019 4.70
2020 4.60

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Colombia was 12.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 12.40 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 22.10
2005 19.40
2010 16.60
2015 14.40
2018 13.20
2019 12.80
2020 12.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors