Eritrea - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Eritrea was 7.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 7.50 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 13.30
2005 11.50
2010 10.00
2015 8.70
2018 7.70
2019 7.70
2020 7.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Eritrea was 0.200 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2018.

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 0.500
2005 0.400
2010 0.300
2015 0.300
2018 0.200
2019 0.200
2020 0.200

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Eritrea was 14.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 14.70 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 26.00
2005 22.60
2010 19.60
2015 17.00
2018 15.50
2019 15.10
2020 14.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors