Iran - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Iran was 13.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.60 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 21.50
2005 19.00
2010 17.00
2015 15.30
2018 14.00
2019 14.00
2020 13.60

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Iran was 3.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.10 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 8.10
2005 6.40
2010 5.00
2015 4.00
2018 3.40
2019 3.30
2020 3.10

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Iran was 24.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 24.10 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 34.80
2005 31.60
2010 29.00
2015 26.50
2018 25.20
2019 24.70
2020 24.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors