According to the data, it is projected that the prevalence of tobacco smoking among those living in Africa will decrease from around 14.5 percent in 2000 to 7.4 percent in 2025. This statistic depicts the prevalence of tobacco smoking worldwide from 2000 to 2020 and projections for 2025, by region.

This report presents newly published information on smoking including: Smoking-related hospital admissions from NHS Digital's Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). Smoking-related deaths from Office for National Statistics (ONS) mortality statistics. Prescription items used to help people stop smoking from prescribing data held by NHS Prescription Services. Affordability of tobacco and expenditure on tobacco using ONS economic data. Two new years of data have been provided for hospital admissions (2018/19 and 2019/20) and deaths (2018 and 2019) and one year of data for prescribing (2018/19) and affordability and expenditure (2019). The report also provides links to information on smoking by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. Key facts cover the latest year of data available: Hospital admissions: 2019/20 Deaths: 2019 Prescriptions: 2019/20

Annual data on the proportion of adults in Great Britain who smoke cigarettes, cigarette consumption, the proportion who have never smoked cigarettes and the proportion of smokers who have quit by sex and age over time.

Between 2017 and 2021, the lowest incidence of tobacco-associated cancer in the United States was among Asians and Pacific Islanders, with a rate of around 122.7 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of tobacco-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by race and ethnicity.

Historical chart and dataset showing U.S. smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

Historical chart and dataset showing Thailand smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

Historical chart and dataset showing World smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

United States US: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data was reported at 21.800 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.300 % for 2015. United States US: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 23.900 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 21.800 % in 2016. United States US: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Health Statistics. 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.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

Spain smoking rate for 2022 was 28.40%, a 0.3% decline from 2021.

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<li>Spain smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>28.70%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Spain smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>28.90%</strong>, a <strong>0.8% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Spain smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>28.10%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>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.

Ireland smoking rate for 2022 was 19.30%, a 0.5% decline from 2021.

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<li>Ireland smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>19.80%</strong>, a <strong>0.6% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Ireland smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>20.40%</strong>, a <strong>1% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Ireland smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>21.40%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>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.

Between 2017 and 2021, Kentucky had the highest incidence of tobacco-associated cancer in the United States, with a rate of around 235 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of tobacco-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by state.

Georgia smoking rate for 2022 was 31.80%, a 0% increase from 2021.

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<li>Georgia smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>31.80%</strong>, a <strong>0.1% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Georgia smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>31.90%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Georgia smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>31.70%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>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.

Norway smoking rate for 2022 was 14.20%, a 0.8% decline from 2021.

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<li>Norway smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>15.00%</strong>, a <strong>0.8% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Norway smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>15.80%</strong>, a <strong>1.3% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Norway smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>17.10%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>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.

Smoking rates for each Census Tract in Allegheny County were produced for the study “Developing small-area predictions for smoking and obesity prevalence in the United States.” The data is not explicitly based on population surveys or data collection conducted in Allegheny County, but rather estimated using statistical modeling techniques. In this technique, researchers applied the smoking rate of a demographically similar Census Tract to one in Allegheny County to compute a smoking rate.

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Ghana smoking rate for 2022 was 3.40%, a 0.1% decline from 2021.

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<li>Ghana smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>3.50%</strong>, a <strong>0.1% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Ghana smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>3.60%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Ghana smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>3.60%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>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.

Annual data and annual historic data on the proportion of adults who currently smoke, the proportion of ex-smokers and proportion of those who have never smoked, by sex and age.

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This dataset provides a detailed analysis of smoking trends worldwide, covering essential metrics such as:
- Total smokers and smoking prevalence rates
- Cigarette consumption and brand market share
- Tobacco taxation and smoking ban policies
- Smoking-related deaths and gender-based smoking patterns

Spanning data from 2010 to 2024, this dataset offers valuable insights for health research, policy evaluation, and data-driven decision-making.

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Historical chart and dataset showing Mexico smoking rate by year from 2000 to 2022.

Update: On 11/07/2016 historical data in excel table 1.2 was updated to reflect revisions made to the source data by ONS. The chart which uses these data on slide 23 has not been updated as the revisions have a minimal effect on the trends in the data series. This statistical report presents a range of information on smoking which is drawn together from a variety of sources. The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to smoking in England and covers topics such as smoking prevalence, habits, behaviours and attitudes among adults and school children, smoking-related ill health and mortality and smoking-related costs. The topics covered include: Part 1: Smoking patterns in adults Part 2: Smoking patterns in children Part 3: Availability and affordability of tobacco Part 4: Behaviour and attitudes to smoking Part 5: Smoking-related costs, ill health and mortality Each part provides an overview of the key findings on these topics, as well as providing links to sources of further information and relevant documents. This report contains data and information previously published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Department of Health, the Office for National Statistics and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. The report also includes new analyses carried out by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.