Papua New Guinea - Smoking prevalence
Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)
The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Papua New Guinea was 39.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 39.30 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 | 54.10 |
| 2005 | 49.70 |
| 2010 | 45.90 |
| 2015 | 42.50 |
| 2018 | 39.90 |
| 2019 | 39.90 |
| 2020 | 39.30 |
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Papua New Guinea was 25.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25.10 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 | 36.70 |
| 2005 | 33.20 |
| 2010 | 30.20 |
| 2015 | 27.50 |
| 2018 | 26.10 |
| 2019 | 25.60 |
| 2020 | 25.10 |
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Papua New Guinea was 53.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 53.50 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 | 71.50 |
| 2005 | 66.20 |
| 2010 | 61.50 |
| 2015 | 57.40 |
| 2018 | 55.00 |
| 2019 | 54.20 |
| 2020 | 53.50 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
