OECD members - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in OECD members was 21.81 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.11 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.81 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.11 |
| 2005 | 29.67 |
| 2010 | 26.73 |
| 2015 | 24.08 |
| 2018 | 22.25 |
| 2019 | 22.23 |
| 2020 | 21.81 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in OECD members was 16.38 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.09 in 2000 and a minimum value of 16.38 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 | 24.09 |
| 2005 | 21.70 |
| 2010 | 19.66 |
| 2015 | 17.89 |
| 2018 | 16.95 |
| 2019 | 16.66 |
| 2020 | 16.38 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in OECD members was 27.19 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.11 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.19 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 | 42.11 |
| 2005 | 37.63 |
| 2010 | 33.73 |
| 2015 | 30.23 |
| 2018 | 28.40 |
| 2019 | 27.76 |
| 2020 | 27.19 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
