Lower middle income - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Lower middle income was 24.71 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.55 in 2000 and a minimum value of 24.71 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 42.55
2005 36.79
2010 31.98
2015 28.05
2018 25.33
2019 25.30
2020 24.71

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Lower middle income was 8.79 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.08 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.79 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 25.08
2005 19.51
2010 14.97
2015 11.48
2018 9.76
2019 9.25
2020 8.79

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Lower middle income was 40.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 40.49 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 59.80
2005 53.92
2010 48.87
2015 44.53
2018 42.07
2019 41.22
2020 40.49

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors