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

Prevalence

Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:
18.5%
1
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
2.4%
1
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
34.7%
1
Adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence:
19.6%
2 A
Adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
1.8%
2 A
Adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
36.1%
2 A
Number of current smokers:
4.4 million
3
Number of daily smokers:
4.1 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. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
  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. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/ 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. Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey, 2015, ages 18+
  2. Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey, 2015, ages 18+ 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:
23.0 thousand
1
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
7.2 thousand
1
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
15.8 thousand
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
10.73%
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
7.3%
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
12.3%
1
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
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