Latvia - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Latvia was 37.00 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 37.00 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 43.80
2005 41.90
2010 40.10
2015 38.50
2018 37.20
2019 37.20
2020 37.00

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Latvia was 23.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.70 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 26.30
2005 25.70
2010 25.10
2015 24.40
2018 23.80
2019 23.80
2020 23.70

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Latvia was 50.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 50.30 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 61.30
2005 58.00
2010 55.10
2015 52.50
2018 51.10
2019 50.60
2020 50.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors