Cameroon - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Cameroon was 7.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 7.30 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 12.80
2005 11.20
2010 9.70
2015 8.40
2018 7.50
2019 7.50
2020 7.30

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Cameroon was 1.40 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 1.40 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 3.20
2010 2.40
2015 1.90
2018 1.60
2019 1.50
2020 1.40

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Cameroon was 13.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.20 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 21.40
2005 19.10
2010 16.90
2015 14.90
2018 13.90
2019 13.50
2020 13.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors