European Union - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in European Union was 26.43 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.63 in 2000 and a minimum value of 26.43 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 | 35.63 |
| 2005 | 32.93 |
| 2010 | 30.50 |
| 2015 | 28.34 |
| 2018 | 26.82 |
| 2019 | 26.83 |
| 2020 | 26.43 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in European Union was 23.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.11 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.50 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/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.11 |
| 2005 | 27.49 |
| 2010 | 25.95 |
| 2015 | 24.62 |
| 2018 | 23.96 |
| 2019 | 23.77 |
| 2020 | 23.50 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in European Union was 29.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.05 in 2000 and a minimum value of 29.30 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 | 42.05 |
| 2005 | 38.33 |
| 2010 | 34.98 |
| 2015 | 31.97 |
| 2018 | 30.37 |
| 2019 | 29.81 |
| 2020 | 29.30 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
