El Salvador - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in El Salvador was 7.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 7.90 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 15.90
2005 13.40
2010 11.30
2015 9.50
2018 8.30
2019 8.30
2020 7.90

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in El Salvador was 1.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.70 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 3.90
2005 3.20
2010 2.60
2015 2.10
2018 1.90
2019 1.80
2020 1.70

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in El Salvador was 14.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 14.10 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 27.90
2005 23.50
2010 19.90
2015 16.90
2018 15.20
2019 14.70
2020 14.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors