Mauritius - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Mauritius was 20.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.20 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 25.50
2005 24.10
2010 22.70
2015 21.40
2018 20.50
2019 20.50
2020 20.20

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Mauritius was 3.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.00 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 4.80
2005 4.20
2010 3.80
2015 3.40
2018 3.10
2019 3.10
2020 3.00

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Mauritius was 37.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 37.30 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 46.10
2005 43.90
2010 41.50
2015 39.40
2018 38.30
2019 37.90
2020 37.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors