North America - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in North America was 21.94 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.25 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.94 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 | 33.25 |
| 2005 | 29.86 |
| 2010 | 27.10 |
| 2015 | 24.31 |
| 2018 | 22.37 |
| 2019 | 22.36 |
| 2020 | 21.94 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in North America was 16.78 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.94 in 2000 and a minimum value of 16.78 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.94 |
| 2005 | 23.89 |
| 2010 | 21.31 |
| 2015 | 18.97 |
| 2018 | 17.62 |
| 2019 | 17.11 |
| 2020 | 16.78 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in North America was 27.01 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.55 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.01 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.55 |
| 2005 | 35.82 |
| 2010 | 32.80 |
| 2015 | 29.66 |
| 2018 | 28.11 |
| 2019 | 27.51 |
| 2020 | 27.01 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
