United Kingdom - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in United Kingdom was 15.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.40 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 37.90
2005 30.10
2010 24.10
2015 19.30
2018 16.10
2019 16.10
2020 15.40

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in United Kingdom was 13.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.50 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 36.50
2005 28.30
2010 22.20
2015 17.40
2018 15.00
2019 14.20
2020 13.50

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in United Kingdom was 17.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.30 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 39.20
2005 31.90
2010 25.90
2015 21.20
2018 18.70
2019 17.90
2020 17.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors