New Zealand - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in New Zealand was 13.70 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 13.70 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 29.60
2005 24.30
2010 20.10
2015 16.50
2018 14.20
2019 14.20
2020 13.70

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in New Zealand was 12.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 12.30 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 29.10
2005 23.50
2010 18.90
2015 15.20
2018 13.40
2019 12.80
2020 12.30

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in New Zealand was 15.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.00 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 30.00
2005 25.10
2010 21.30
2015 17.80
2018 16.10
2019 15.50
2020 15.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors