Iraq - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Iraq was 18.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 18.50 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 22.00
2005 20.60
2010 19.90
2015 19.10
2018 18.80
2019 18.80
2020 18.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Iraq was 1.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.80 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 7.10
2005 5.10
2010 3.60
2015 2.60
2018 2.10
2019 2.00
2020 1.80

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Iraq was 35.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 35.10 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 36.90
2005 36.10
2010 36.10
2015 35.50
2018 35.50
2019 35.50
2020 35.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors