Saudi Arabia - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Saudi Arabia was 14.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.30 in 2020 and a minimum value of 14.20 in 2000.

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 14.20
2005 14.20
2010 14.20
2015 14.20
2018 14.20
2019 14.20
2020 14.30

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Saudi Arabia was 2.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.00 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 3.50
2005 3.00
2010 2.70
2015 2.30
2018 2.10
2019 2.10
2020 2.00

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Saudi Arabia was 26.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.50 in 2020 and a minimum value of 24.90 in 2000.

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 24.90
2005 25.30
2010 25.60
2015 26.10
2018 26.30
2019 26.30
2020 26.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors