Canada - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Canada was 13.00 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 13.00 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 28.40
2005 23.30
2010 19.30
2015 15.80
2018 13.60
2019 13.60
2020 13.00

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Canada was 10.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 10.70 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 26.40
2005 21.10
2010 17.00
2015 13.50
2018 11.80
2019 11.30
2020 10.70

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Canada was 15.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.30 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 30.30
2005 25.50
2010 21.60
2015 18.10
2018 16.30
2019 15.80
2020 15.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors