Belgium - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Belgium was 23.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.40 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 | 33.40 |
| 2005 | 30.50 |
| 2010 | 28.00 |
| 2015 | 25.70 |
| 2018 | 23.90 |
| 2019 | 23.90 |
| 2020 | 23.40 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Belgium was 21.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.00 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.70 |
| 2005 | 25.90 |
| 2010 | 24.10 |
| 2015 | 22.50 |
| 2018 | 21.60 |
| 2019 | 21.40 |
| 2020 | 21.00 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Belgium was 25.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25.80 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.00 |
| 2005 | 35.10 |
| 2010 | 31.80 |
| 2015 | 28.80 |
| 2018 | 27.10 |
| 2019 | 26.30 |
| 2020 | 25.80 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
