Moldova - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Moldova was 29.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25.30 in 2000.

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 25.30
2005 26.00
2010 26.90
2015 27.90
2018 28.70
2019 28.70
2020 29.00

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Moldova was 6.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5.30 in 2000.

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 5.30
2005 5.50
2010 5.80
2015 6.00
2018 6.10
2019 6.20
2020 6.20

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Moldova was 51.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.70 in 2020 and a minimum value of 45.20 in 2000.

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 45.20
2005 46.50
2010 48.00
2015 49.80
2018 50.70
2019 51.20
2020 51.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors