Seychelles - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Seychelles was 20.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.20 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 28.70
2005 26.20
2010 24.00
2015 22.10
2018 20.60
2019 20.60
2020 20.20

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Seychelles was 6.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 6.40 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 14.20
2005 11.60
2010 9.50
2015 7.80
2018 6.90
2019 6.60
2020 6.40

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Seychelles was 34.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 34.00 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 43.20
2005 40.70
2010 38.40
2015 36.30
2018 34.60
2019 34.60
2020 34.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors