Tobacco smoking in Bolivia
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-02-11
In Bolivia, as of 2022, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older was estimated to be 12.2%, with a significant gender disparity: 20.4% of males and 4.1% of females were smokers. This represents a slight decrease from 2020 figures, which indicated a prevalence of 13.2% overall, 21.4% among males, and 5% among females. The total number of smokers in Bolivia in the same year was approximately 1,004,297 individuals.
In terms of smoking-related mortalities, data from 2021 indicate that smoking resulted in 2.55% of all deaths in the country, with 3.32% among males and 1.56% among females. The adult daily smoking prevalence in 2015 was 14.8%, with 21.9% among males and 9.1% among females. The total number of smoking-related deaths in 2021 was 3,090, comprising 2,256 males and 834 females. These statistics illustrate a downward trend in smoking prevalence and smoking-related mortalities since 2016, when smoking accounted for 6.83% of all deaths in the country.
Prevalence
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2020 |
1.0 million |
1A
|
2022 |
1.0 million |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2020 |
13.2% |
2A
|
2022 |
12.2% |
2B
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2020 |
5% |
2A
|
2022 |
4.1% |
2B
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2020 |
21.4% |
2A
|
2022 |
20.4% |
2B
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
- Age range varies from majority of other WHO estimates. Data used is for 'current' rather than 'daily' smoking from the Adult national household survey of prevalence and characteristics of drug use in Bolivia, age range 12 - 65, 2014.
Smoking-related mortality
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
4.6 thousand |
1A
|
2021 |
3.1 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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 |
834 |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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 |
2.6 thousand |
1A
|
2021 |
2.3 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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 |
6.83% |
1A
|
2021 |
2.55% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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 |
6% |
1A
|
2021 |
1.56% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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 |
7.5% |
1A
|
2021 |
3.32% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Comments:
- 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.
- 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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