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Data sourced: 2021.   Page updated: 2025-01-24

In Angola, tobacco smoking and its health impact have been documented with significant data from recent years. According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 report, mortality due to tobacco smoking accounted for 3.2% of all deaths in the country in 2021. This includes 4.93% of deaths among males and 1.12% among females. The total number of deaths attributed to tobacco smoking in 2021 reached 7,988, with 6,725 deaths among males and 1,263 among females. Comparatively, data from 2016 indicated a higher overall percentage of 4.28% of deaths attributed to tobacco smoking, with males and females accounting for 5.1% and 2.6%, respectively. In the same year, the total number of smoking-related deaths was recorded at 6,509, with 4,384 male deaths and 2,125 female deaths.
Regarding adult daily smoking prevalence, data from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16 reported 8.8% of males and 1% of females aged 15-49 engaged in daily smoking. This information provides a comprehensive view of the health burden from smoking in Angola, highlighting a need for targeted public health interventions to reduce smoking prevalence and its associated impacts.

Prevalence

References:
  1. Demographic and Health Survey, 2015-16; National, ages 15-49. Cited in WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Country profile.
Comments:
  1. Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.

Smoking-related mortality

Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 6.5 thousand 1A
2021 8.0 thousand 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 2.1 thousand 1A
2021 1.3 thousand 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 4.4 thousand 1A
2021 6.7 thousand 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 4.28% 1A
2021 3.2% 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 2.6% 1A
2021 1.12% 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 5.1% 1A
2021 4.93% 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
References:
  1. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
  2. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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