Peru - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Peru was 8.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.10 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 32.90
2005 23.10
2010 16.30
2015 11.50
2018 8.70
2019 8.70
2020 8.10

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Peru was 3.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.00 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 13.00
2005 8.90
2010 6.20
2015 4.30
2018 3.40
2019 3.20
2020 3.00

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Peru was 13.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.20 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 52.80
2005 37.20
2010 26.40
2015 18.60
2018 15.10
2019 14.10
2020 13.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors