Tuvalu - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Tuvalu was 35.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 35.60 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 48.80
2005 45.30
2010 41.80
2015 38.40
2018 36.00
2019 36.00
2020 35.60

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Tuvalu was 21.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.30 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 29.30
2005 27.30
2010 25.00
2015 23.10
2018 22.00
2019 21.70
2020 21.30

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Tuvalu was 49.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 49.80 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 68.20
2005 63.30
2010 58.50
2015 53.70
2018 51.20
2019 50.30
2020 49.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors