Ethiopia - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Ethiopia was 5.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.10 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 6.80
2005 6.30
2010 5.90
2015 5.50
2018 5.20
2019 5.20
2020 5.10

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Ethiopia was 1.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.30 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 2.00
2005 1.80
2010 1.60
2015 1.50
2018 1.40
2019 1.40
2020 1.30

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Ethiopia was 8.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.80 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/).

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Year Value
2000 11.60
2005 10.80
2010 10.10
2015 9.40
2018 9.00
2019 9.00
2020 8.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors