Greece - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Greece was 33.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.50 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 54.90
2005 48.50
2010 42.90
2015 37.90
2018 34.50
2019 34.50
2020 33.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Greece was 30.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 30.50 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 43.80
2005 40.00
2010 36.70
2015 33.50
2018 31.90
2019 31.20
2020 30.50

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Greece was 36.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 36.50 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2000 65.90
2005 57.00
2010 49.10
2015 42.30
2018 38.80
2019 37.70
2020 36.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors