Sierra Leone - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Sierra Leone was 13.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.50 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 43.70
2005 32.60
2010 24.30
2015 18.10
2018 14.30
2019 14.30
2020 13.50

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Sierra Leone was 6.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.00 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 23.00
2005 16.70
2010 12.20
2015 8.80
2018 7.30
2019 6.80
2020 6.40

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Sierra Leone was 20.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.50 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/).

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Year Value
2000 64.40
2005 48.40
2010 36.30
2015 27.30
2018 22.90
2019 21.70
2020 20.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors