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Data sourced: 2019.   Page updated: 2023-02-24

Prevalence

Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:
11.8%
1
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
1.4%
1
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
22.2%
1
Adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence:
8.6%
2 A
Adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
1.7%
2 A
Adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
15.2%
2 A
Number of current smokers:
115.3 million
3
Number of daily smokers:
78.5 million
4 B
References:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016/17. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
  3. 1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition. 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: 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/
  4. 1. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016/17. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: 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/
Comments:
  1. In India, GATS is a household survey of persons 15 years of age or older conducted in all 30 states of India and two Union Territories.A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. There were a total of 74,037 completed individual interviews.
  2. In India, GATS is a household survey of persons 15 years of age or older conducted in all 30 states of India and two Union Territories.A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. There were a total of 74,037 completed individual interviews. 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/

Smoking-related mortality

Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
932.7 thousand
1
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
231.3 thousand
1
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
701.4 thousand
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
11.09%
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
5.3%
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
13%
1
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
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