Niger - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Niger was 7.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 7.40 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 9.70
2005 9.00
2010 8.40
2015 7.90
2018 7.60
2019 7.60
2020 7.40

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Niger was 1.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.10 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 2.90
2005 2.30
2010 1.80
2015 1.40
2018 1.20
2019 1.20
2020 1.10

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Niger was 13.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.70 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 16.40
2005 15.60
2010 14.90
2015 14.40
2018 14.00
2019 13.90
2020 13.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors