Argentina - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Argentina was 24.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 24.50 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 34.00
2005 31.50
2010 28.90
2015 26.60
2018 24.90
2019 24.90
2020 24.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Argentina was 19.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.60 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 28.40
2005 26.00
2010 23.60
2015 21.50
2018 20.30
2019 19.90
2020 19.60

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Argentina was 29.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 29.40 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 39.60
2005 36.90
2010 34.20
2015 31.70
2018 30.30
2019 29.80
2020 29.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors