Portugal - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Portugal was 25.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25.20 in 2015.

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 25.70
2005 25.30
2010 25.30
2015 25.20
2018 25.30
2019 25.30
2020 25.40

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Portugal was 20.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 14.90 in 2000.

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 14.90
2005 16.10
2010 17.40
2015 18.70
2018 19.70
2019 20.00
2020 20.20

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Portugal was 30.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 30.50 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 36.40
2005 34.50
2010 33.10
2015 31.70
2018 30.90
2019 30.60
2020 30.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors