Euro area - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Euro area was 26.17 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.67 in 2000 and a minimum value of 26.17 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 34.67
2005 32.17
2010 29.92
2015 27.92
2018 26.52
2019 26.52
2020 26.17

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Euro area was 23.68 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.46 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.68 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 28.46
2005 27.09
2010 25.77
2015 24.62
2018 24.08
2019 23.92
2020 23.68

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Euro area was 28.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.76 in 2000 and a minimum value of 28.58 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 40.76
2005 37.20
2010 34.00
2015 31.12
2018 29.60
2019 29.05
2020 28.58

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors