Dem. Rep. Congo - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 12.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 12.80 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.80 |
| 2005 | 16.90 |
| 2010 | 15.40 |
| 2015 | 14.00 |
| 2018 | 13.00 |
| 2019 | 13.00 |
| 2020 | 12.80 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 2.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.90 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 | 8.00 |
| 2005 | 6.20 |
| 2010 | 4.80 |
| 2015 | 3.80 |
| 2018 | 3.20 |
| 2019 | 3.10 |
| 2020 | 2.90 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 22.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.70 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 | 29.60 |
| 2005 | 27.50 |
| 2010 | 26.00 |
| 2015 | 24.20 |
| 2018 | 23.20 |
| 2019 | 22.90 |
| 2020 | 22.70 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
