Nigeria - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Nigeria was 3.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.70 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 9.30
2005 7.40
2010 5.90
2015 4.70
2018 3.90
2019 3.90
2020 3.70

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Nigeria was 0.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 2019.

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 1.90
2005 1.40
2010 1.00
2015 0.70
2018 0.60
2019 0.50
2020 0.50

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Nigeria was 6.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 6.90 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 16.70
2005 13.40
2010 10.70
2015 8.60
2018 7.50
2019 7.20
2020 6.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors