Lebanon - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Lebanon was 38.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 38.20 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 40.20
2005 39.70
2010 39.10
2015 38.70
2018 38.40
2019 38.40
2020 38.20

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Lebanon was 28.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 28.90 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/).

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Year Value
2000 34.60
2005 33.10
2010 31.70
2015 30.20
2018 29.40
2019 29.20
2020 28.90

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Lebanon was 47.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.60 in 2019 and a minimum value of 45.70 in 2000.

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 45.70
2005 46.20
2010 46.50
2015 47.10
2018 47.30
2019 47.60
2020 47.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors