Italy - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Italy was 23.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.10 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 26.20
2005 25.30
2010 24.50
2015 23.80
2018 23.30
2019 23.30
2020 23.10

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Italy was 19.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.50 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 19.70
2005 19.60
2010 19.60
2015 19.60
2018 19.60
2019 19.60
2020 19.50

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Italy was 26.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 26.60 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 32.60
2005 30.90
2010 29.40
2015 27.90
2018 27.10
2019 26.90
2020 26.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors