The Bahamas - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in The Bahamas was 10.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.70 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10.60 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 10.70
2005 10.70
2010 10.70
2015 10.60
2018 10.70
2019 10.70
2020 10.60

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in The Bahamas was 2.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.40 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 4.20
2005 3.70
2010 3.20
2015 2.80
2018 2.60
2019 2.50
2020 2.40

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in The Bahamas was 18.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.80 in 2020 and a minimum value of 17.20 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 17.20
2005 17.60
2010 18.10
2015 18.40
2018 18.70
2019 18.80
2020 18.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors