Vanuatu - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Vanuatu was 17.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.80 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 25.60
2005 23.30
2010 21.30
2015 19.40
2018 18.20
2019 18.20
2020 17.80

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Vanuatu was 2.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.60 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 4.10
2005 3.70
2010 3.30
2015 2.90
2018 2.70
2019 2.70
2020 2.60

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Vanuatu was 33.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.00 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 47.10
2005 42.90
2010 39.30
2015 35.90
2018 34.20
2019 33.70
2020 33.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors