WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2009 APPENDIX VIII - TABLE 1: SURVEYS OF ADULT TOBACCO USE IN WHO MEMBER STATES Globally Africa The Americas South-East Asia Europe Eastern Mediterranean Western Pacific
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Appendix Viii - TAble 1:suRveys of adulT Tobacco use in Who membeR sTaTes
Globally
Africa
The Americas
South-East Asia
Europe
Eastern Mediterranean
Western Pacific
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
afghanistan WHO assignment afghanistan noncommunicable diseases cvd
1991 subnational current tobacco use
18+ 82.0 17.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
albania albania Reproductive Health survey 2002 preliminary Report
2002 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–49; female: 15–44
46.3 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
algeria mesure des facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles (approche stepWise) dans deux zones pilotes, setif et mostaganem
2003 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.3 0.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 38.1 0.5 15.1
andorra national Health survey 2002 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 42.0 30.0 36.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
antigua and barbuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
argentina encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo 2005 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 26.2 18.6 22.2 current cigarette smoking
18+ 35.1 24.9 29.7
armenia Health systems performance assessment 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
20–60 55.0 2.0 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
australia national drug strategy Household survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14+ 18.0 15.2 16.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
14+ 1.4 1.2 1.3
austria Österreichweite Repräsentativerhebung zu substanzgebrauch
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
14–99 40.2 35.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
14–99 48.0 47.0 47.0
azerbaijan Reproductive Health survey, azerbaijan 2001 national current cigarette smoking
15–44 . . . 0.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bahamas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bahrain the 2001 census of population, Housing, buildings and establishments
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 15.0 3.1 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bangladesh impact of tobacco-related illness in bangla-desh (WHO-seaR)
2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 41.0 1.8 20.9 current tobacco use
15+ 48.6 25.4 36.8
barbados barbados Risk factor and Health promotion study
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–59 18.0 2.6 8.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
belarus СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ МЕРОПРИЯТИЙ, НАПРАВЛЕННЫХ НА ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ЗДОРОВОГО ОБРАЗА ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ [the Results of the survey for evaluating Healthy lifestyle programmes in the Republic of belarus]
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 41.3 7.5 22.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 10.0 8.8 9.3
belgium enquête de santé par interview, belgique 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 28.0 19.7 23.7 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.5 23.0 27.6
belize the central american diabetes initiative: survey of diabetes, Hypertension and non-communicable disease Risk factors
2008 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 17.7 1.4 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
benin enquête nationale steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 22.5 5.9 14.3 current tobacco smoking
25–64 25.2 6.7 16.0
bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bolivia (plurinational state of)
encuesta nacional de demografia y salud, bolivia
2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 29.6 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 32.5 . . .
bosnia and Herzegovina World Health survey, bosnia and Herzegovina 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 46.6 24.9 35.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 54.2 34.2 44.0
botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
brazil vigitel brasil 2008: vigilância de fatores de Risco e proteção para doenças crônicas
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.3 11.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
18+ 20.5 12.4 . . .
brunei darussalam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bulgaria possession of behavioural and Other Health Risk factors among bulgarians
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 46.6 32.7 39.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.0 Surveys of adult tobacco use in WHO Member States, globally
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
afghanistan WHO assignment afghanistan noncommunicable diseases cvd
1991 subnational current tobacco use
18+ 82.0 17.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
albania albania Reproductive Health survey 2002 preliminary Report
2002 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–49; female: 15–44
46.3 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
algeria mesure des facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles (approche stepWise) dans deux zones pilotes, setif et mostaganem
2003 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.3 0.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 38.1 0.5 15.1
andorra national Health survey 2002 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 42.0 30.0 36.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
antigua and barbuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
argentina encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo 2005 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 26.2 18.6 22.2 current cigarette smoking
18+ 35.1 24.9 29.7
armenia Health systems performance assessment 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
20–60 55.0 2.0 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
australia national drug strategy Household survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14+ 18.0 15.2 16.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
14+ 1.4 1.2 1.3
austria Österreichweite Repräsentativerhebung zu substanzgebrauch
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
14–99 40.2 35.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
14–99 48.0 47.0 47.0
azerbaijan Reproductive Health survey, azerbaijan 2001 national current cigarette smoking
15–44 . . . 0.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bahamas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bahrain the 2001 census of population, Housing, buildings and establishments
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 15.0 3.1 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bangladesh impact of tobacco-related illness in bangla-desh (WHO-seaR)
2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 41.0 1.8 20.9 current tobacco use
15+ 48.6 25.4 36.8
barbados barbados Risk factor and Health promotion study
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–59 18.0 2.6 8.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
belarus СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ МЕРОПРИЯТИЙ, НАПРАВЛЕННЫХ НА ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ЗДОРОВОГО ОБРАЗА ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ [the Results of the survey for evaluating Healthy lifestyle programmes in the Republic of belarus]
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 41.3 7.5 22.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 10.0 8.8 9.3
belgium enquête de santé par interview, belgique 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 28.0 19.7 23.7 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.5 23.0 27.6
belize the central american diabetes initiative: survey of diabetes, Hypertension and non-communicable disease Risk factors
2008 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 17.7 1.4 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
benin enquête nationale steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 22.5 5.9 14.3 current tobacco smoking
25–64 25.2 6.7 16.0
bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bolivia (plurinational state of)
encuesta nacional de demografia y salud, bolivia
2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 29.6 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 32.5 . . .
bosnia and Herzegovina World Health survey, bosnia and Herzegovina 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 46.6 24.9 35.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 54.2 34.2 44.0
botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
brazil vigitel brasil 2008: vigilância de fatores de Risco e proteção para doenças crônicas
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.3 11.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
18+ 20.5 12.4 . . .
brunei darussalam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bulgaria possession of behavioural and Other Health Risk factors among bulgarians
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 46.6 32.7 39.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
burkina faso World Health survey, burkina faso 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.0 10.3 14.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.6 11.1 16.9
burundi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cambodia cambodia national tobacco prevalence survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
18+ 48.0 3.6 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cameroon cameroon burden of diabetes project baseline survey Report summary
2003 subnational ever tobacco use 15+ . . . . . . 13.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
canada canadian tobacco Use monitoring survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 16.4 14.3 15.3 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.4 18.1 19.2
cape verde l'enquête steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies chroniques
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 13.0 3.2 8.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 15.9 4.0 9.9
central african Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chad World Health survey, chad 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 13.2 2.1 7.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.4 2.9 10.0
chile vii estudio nacional de drogas en población General, cOnace
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
12–64 29.7 26.3 28.0 current tobacco smoking
12–64 42.7 39.2 40.9
china smoking and passive smoking in china 2002 national current cigarette smoking
15–69 57.4 2.6 31.4 ever cigarette smoking
15–69 66.0 3.1 35.8
colombia ii estudio nacional de factores de Riesgo de enfermedades crónicas del ministerio de salud
1998 national daily tobacco smoking
18–69 26.8 11.3 18.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
comoros World Health survey, comoros 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.1 15.0 19.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 27.8 17.0 22.3
congo World Health survey, congo 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 10.7 1.1 5.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 13.0 1.3 6.6
cook islands cook islands noncommunicable diseases steps survey
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 37.5 28.8 33.3 current tobacco smoking
25–64 46.6 41.1 43.9
costa Rica consumo de drogas en costa Rica: Resultados de la encuesta nacional
2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–70 23.0 8.6 15.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
côte d'ivoire World Health survey, côte d'ivoire 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 14.5 1.2 8.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 19.3 2.3 12.1
croatia croatian Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 33.8 21.7 27.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cuba encuesta nacional y provincial de factores de Riesgo y enfermedades no transmisibles
2001 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.6 23.0 31.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cyprus ministry of finance 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 38.1 10.5 23.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
czech Republic czech smoking prevalence survey 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 26.1 19.3 22.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 8.8 8.1 8.5
democratic people's Republic of Korea
smoking survey among male population in dpRK
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
16+ 59.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
democratic Republic of the congo
enquête sur les facteurs de risque des mala-dies non transmissibles à Kinshasa, capitale de la Rd congo, selon l'approche steps de l'Oms
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
15+ 10.2 0.6 4.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 14.2 1.2 6.4
denmark monitorering af danskernes rygevaner 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 24.0 22.0 23.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.0 5.0 5.0
djibouti enquête djiboutienne à indicatuers multiples 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.1 9.2 25.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominican Republic World Health survey, dominican Republic 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 10.8 13.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.2 12.5 14.9
ecuador World Health survey, ecuador 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.1 1.3 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.3 6.6 16.5
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.0 Surveys of adult tobacco use in WHO Member States, globally
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
burkina faso World Health survey, burkina faso 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.0 10.3 14.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.6 11.1 16.9
burundi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cambodia cambodia national tobacco prevalence survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
18+ 48.0 3.6 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cameroon cameroon burden of diabetes project baseline survey Report summary
2003 subnational ever tobacco use 15+ . . . . . . 13.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
canada canadian tobacco Use monitoring survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 16.4 14.3 15.3 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.4 18.1 19.2
cape verde l'enquête steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies chroniques
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 13.0 3.2 8.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 15.9 4.0 9.9
central african Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chad World Health survey, chad 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 13.2 2.1 7.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.4 2.9 10.0
chile vii estudio nacional de drogas en población General, cOnace
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
12–64 29.7 26.3 28.0 current tobacco smoking
12–64 42.7 39.2 40.9
china smoking and passive smoking in china 2002 national current cigarette smoking
15–69 57.4 2.6 31.4 ever cigarette smoking
15–69 66.0 3.1 35.8
colombia ii estudio nacional de factores de Riesgo de enfermedades crónicas del ministerio de salud
1998 national daily tobacco smoking
18–69 26.8 11.3 18.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
comoros World Health survey, comoros 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.1 15.0 19.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 27.8 17.0 22.3
congo World Health survey, congo 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 10.7 1.1 5.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 13.0 1.3 6.6
cook islands cook islands noncommunicable diseases steps survey
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 37.5 28.8 33.3 current tobacco smoking
25–64 46.6 41.1 43.9
costa Rica consumo de drogas en costa Rica: Resultados de la encuesta nacional
2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–70 23.0 8.6 15.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
côte d'ivoire World Health survey, côte d'ivoire 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 14.5 1.2 8.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 19.3 2.3 12.1
croatia croatian Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 33.8 21.7 27.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cuba encuesta nacional y provincial de factores de Riesgo y enfermedades no transmisibles
2001 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.6 23.0 31.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cyprus ministry of finance 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 38.1 10.5 23.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
czech Republic czech smoking prevalence survey 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 26.1 19.3 22.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 8.8 8.1 8.5
democratic people's Republic of Korea
smoking survey among male population in dpRK
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
16+ 59.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
democratic Republic of the congo
enquête sur les facteurs de risque des mala-dies non transmissibles à Kinshasa, capitale de la Rd congo, selon l'approche steps de l'Oms
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
15+ 10.2 0.6 4.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 14.2 1.2 6.4
denmark monitorering af danskernes rygevaner 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 24.0 22.0 23.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.0 5.0 5.0
djibouti enquête djiboutienne à indicatuers multiples 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.1 9.2 25.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominican Republic World Health survey, dominican Republic 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 10.8 13.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.2 12.5 14.9
ecuador World Health survey, ecuador 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.1 1.3 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.3 6.6 16.5
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
egypt national survey on cigarettes and Waterpipe smoking in egypt
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
12+ 22.9 0.3 . . . current tobacco smoking
12+ 29.5 0.4 . . .
el salvador 1er estudio nacional sobre consumo de dro-gas en población General, el salvador
2005 national current tobacco use
12–64 21.5 3.4 11.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
equatorial Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
eritrea national noncommunicable disease Risk factor baseline survey using WHO stepwise approach
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 7.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 8.0
estonia Health behaviour among estonian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16–64 40.5 19.5 27.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–64 7.8 7.5 7.7
ethiopia World Health survey, ethiopia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 5.3 0.4 2.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 6.3 0.5 3.3
fiji fiji noncommunicable diseases steps survey 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–85 26.0 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
finland Health behaviour and Health among the finnish population
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 25.8 16.6 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 7.5 5.9 6.6
france baromètre santé: premiers résultats 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
12–75 28.2 21.7 25.0 current tobacco smoking
12–75 33.3 26.5 29.9
Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular Risk factors in Rural and Urban Gambian communities
1997 subnational current tobacco smoking
15+ 38.5 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia World Health survey, Georgia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 50.4 4.1 25.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 58.1 5.4 29.4
Germany leben in deutschland: Haushalte, familien und Gesundheit, ergebnisse des mikrozensus
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.9 18.8 23.2 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.2 22.4 27.2
Ghana World Health survey, Ghana 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.2 0.4 3.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 9.0 1.2 5.0
Greece epidemiology of cardiovascular Risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteris-tics of the attica study
2002 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–89 51.0 39.0 . . . daily cigarette smoking
18–89 47.4 39.0 . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala World Health survey, Guatemala 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 8.3 0.9 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.9 3.4 11.2
Guinea enquête sur le tabagisme en Guinée 1998 national daily tobacco smoking
11–72 . . . 8.6 57.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-bissau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti enquête mortalité, morbidité et utilisation des services, Haiti
2000 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras encuesta nacional de demografía y salud endesa
2005 –2006
national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary national Health interview survey 2003, Hungary (Olef 2003)
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.6 27.7 32.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.5 31.3 36.5
iceland prevalence of smoking in iceland 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–89 20.1 15.0 17.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–89 2.8 4.4 3.6
india national family Health survey (nfHs-3), india 2005 –2006
national current tobacco use
15–49 57.0 10.8 . . . current cigarette or bidi smoking
15–49 32.7 1.4 . . .
indonesia Riset Kesehatan dasar (basic Health Research) 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
10+ 46.8 3.1 24.2 Occasional tobacco smoking
10+ 10.0 1.4 5.6
iran (islamic Republic of) a national profile of noncommunicable disease Risk factors in the islamic Republic of iran. selected Results of the first survey of the noncommunicable disease Risk factor surveil-lance system of iran
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 20.9 2.9 11.9 current tobacco smoking
15–64 24.1 4.3 14.2
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.0 Surveys of adult tobacco use in WHO Member States, globally
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
egypt national survey on cigarettes and Waterpipe smoking in egypt
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
12+ 22.9 0.3 . . . current tobacco smoking
12+ 29.5 0.4 . . .
el salvador 1er estudio nacional sobre consumo de dro-gas en población General, el salvador
2005 national current tobacco use
12–64 21.5 3.4 11.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
equatorial Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
eritrea national noncommunicable disease Risk factor baseline survey using WHO stepwise approach
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 7.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 8.0
estonia Health behaviour among estonian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16–64 40.5 19.5 27.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–64 7.8 7.5 7.7
ethiopia World Health survey, ethiopia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 5.3 0.4 2.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 6.3 0.5 3.3
fiji fiji noncommunicable diseases steps survey 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–85 26.0 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
finland Health behaviour and Health among the finnish population
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 25.8 16.6 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 7.5 5.9 6.6
france baromètre santé: premiers résultats 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
12–75 28.2 21.7 25.0 current tobacco smoking
12–75 33.3 26.5 29.9
Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular Risk factors in Rural and Urban Gambian communities
1997 subnational current tobacco smoking
15+ 38.5 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia World Health survey, Georgia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 50.4 4.1 25.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 58.1 5.4 29.4
Germany leben in deutschland: Haushalte, familien und Gesundheit, ergebnisse des mikrozensus
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.9 18.8 23.2 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.2 22.4 27.2
Ghana World Health survey, Ghana 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.2 0.4 3.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 9.0 1.2 5.0
Greece epidemiology of cardiovascular Risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteris-tics of the attica study
2002 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–89 51.0 39.0 . . . daily cigarette smoking
18–89 47.4 39.0 . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala World Health survey, Guatemala 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 8.3 0.9 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.9 3.4 11.2
Guinea enquête sur le tabagisme en Guinée 1998 national daily tobacco smoking
11–72 . . . 8.6 57.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-bissau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti enquête mortalité, morbidité et utilisation des services, Haiti
2000 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras encuesta nacional de demografía y salud endesa
2005 –2006
national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary national Health interview survey 2003, Hungary (Olef 2003)
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.6 27.7 32.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.5 31.3 36.5
iceland prevalence of smoking in iceland 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–89 20.1 15.0 17.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–89 2.8 4.4 3.6
india national family Health survey (nfHs-3), india 2005 –2006
national current tobacco use
15–49 57.0 10.8 . . . current cigarette or bidi smoking
15–49 32.7 1.4 . . .
indonesia Riset Kesehatan dasar (basic Health Research) 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
10+ 46.8 3.1 24.2 Occasional tobacco smoking
10+ 10.0 1.4 5.6
iran (islamic Republic of) a national profile of noncommunicable disease Risk factors in the islamic Republic of iran. selected Results of the first survey of the noncommunicable disease Risk factor surveil-lance system of iran
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 20.9 2.9 11.9 current tobacco smoking
15–64 24.1 4.3 14.2
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
iraq مسح صحة االسرة في العراق [iraq family Health survey]
2007 national current tobacco smoking
12+ 26,5 2.9 14.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ireland slan 2007: survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in ireland
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 31.0 27.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
israel the israel Health interview survey based on the eUROHis Questionnaire
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
21+ 13.9 9.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
italy annuario statistico italiano 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
14–100 28.6 16.3 22.2 current tobacco smoking
18–69 35.2 26.2 30.7
Jamaica High Risk Health behaviours among adult Jamaicans
2000 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 28.6 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan Heisei 18-nen kokumin kenkou eiyou tyosa kekka no gaiyou [summary of Results of the national Health and nutrition survey]
2006 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 39,9 10.0 23.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan prevalence of Risk factors of noncommuni-cable diseases
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 49.6 5.7 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan World Health survey, Kazakhstan 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.7 5.8 21.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 52.2 9.6 29.9
Kenya World Health survey, Kenya 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 21.2 0.9 10.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.2 1.9 13.7
Kiribati country profiles on tobacco or Health 2000 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 56.5 32.3 42.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait surveillance of High Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the state of Kuwait
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 37.8 3.0 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 4.5 1.4 2.9
Kyrgyzstan national epidemiological study of tobacco Use prevalence in Kyrgyzstan
2005 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 45.0 1.6 21.8 current cigarette smoking
15+ 41.7 1.5 20.2
lao people's democratic Republic
World Health survey, lao people's democratic Republic
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 59.0 13.2 35.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 65.8 15.4 40.2
latvia Health behaviour among latvian adults 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 46.6 18.2 30.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.0 5.5 4.9
lebanon together for Heart Health: an initiative for community-based cardiovascular disease Risk factor prevention and control
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
25–64 61.0 57.1 58.8 current cigarette smoking
25–64 42.3 30.6 35.7
lesotho survey Report on prevalence of diabetes and Hypertension
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 47.9 34.2 39.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
liberia liberia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15 –49 20.0 2.0 . . . current cigarette smoking
15–49 15.0 1.0 . . .
libyan arab Jamahiriya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lithuania Health behaviour among lithuanian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 43.4 14.5 26.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 5.0 5.6 5.3
luxembourg le tabagisme au luxembourg 2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 36.0 26.0 31.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
madagascar enquête sur les facteurs de risque des mala-dies non transmissibles à madagascar
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 0.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 17.6
malawi World Health survey, malawi 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 20.6 5.1 12.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 25.5 6.1 15.6
malaysia the third national Health and morbidity survey
2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 46.4 1.6 22.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
maldives smoking survey 2001 national current tobacco use
16+ 37.4 15.6 . . . current cigarette smoking
16+ 27.3 2.2 12.6
mali steps 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.1 3.4 14.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 34.1 3.9 15.8
malta european Health interview survey (eHis) malta
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–79 26.2 16.5 20.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–79 5.4 5.7 5.5
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.0 Surveys of adult tobacco use in WHO Member States, globally
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
iraq مسح صحة االسرة في العراق [iraq family Health survey]
2007 national current tobacco smoking
12+ 26,5 2.9 14.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ireland slan 2007: survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in ireland
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 31.0 27.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
israel the israel Health interview survey based on the eUROHis Questionnaire
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
21+ 13.9 9.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
italy annuario statistico italiano 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
14–100 28.6 16.3 22.2 current tobacco smoking
18–69 35.2 26.2 30.7
Jamaica High Risk Health behaviours among adult Jamaicans
2000 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 28.6 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan Heisei 18-nen kokumin kenkou eiyou tyosa kekka no gaiyou [summary of Results of the national Health and nutrition survey]
2006 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 39,9 10.0 23.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan prevalence of Risk factors of noncommuni-cable diseases
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 49.6 5.7 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan World Health survey, Kazakhstan 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.7 5.8 21.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 52.2 9.6 29.9
Kenya World Health survey, Kenya 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 21.2 0.9 10.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.2 1.9 13.7
Kiribati country profiles on tobacco or Health 2000 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 56.5 32.3 42.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait surveillance of High Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the state of Kuwait
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 37.8 3.0 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 4.5 1.4 2.9
Kyrgyzstan national epidemiological study of tobacco Use prevalence in Kyrgyzstan
2005 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 45.0 1.6 21.8 current cigarette smoking
15+ 41.7 1.5 20.2
lao people's democratic Republic
World Health survey, lao people's democratic Republic
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 59.0 13.2 35.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 65.8 15.4 40.2
latvia Health behaviour among latvian adults 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 46.6 18.2 30.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.0 5.5 4.9
lebanon together for Heart Health: an initiative for community-based cardiovascular disease Risk factor prevention and control
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
25–64 61.0 57.1 58.8 current cigarette smoking
25–64 42.3 30.6 35.7
lesotho survey Report on prevalence of diabetes and Hypertension
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 47.9 34.2 39.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
liberia liberia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15 –49 20.0 2.0 . . . current cigarette smoking
15–49 15.0 1.0 . . .
libyan arab Jamahiriya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lithuania Health behaviour among lithuanian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 43.4 14.5 26.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 5.0 5.6 5.3
luxembourg le tabagisme au luxembourg 2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 36.0 26.0 31.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
madagascar enquête sur les facteurs de risque des mala-dies non transmissibles à madagascar
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 0.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 17.6
malawi World Health survey, malawi 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 20.6 5.1 12.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 25.5 6.1 15.6
malaysia the third national Health and morbidity survey
2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 46.4 1.6 22.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
maldives smoking survey 2001 national current tobacco use
16+ 37.4 15.6 . . . current cigarette smoking
16+ 27.3 2.2 12.6
mali steps 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.1 3.4 14.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 34.1 3.9 15.8
malta european Health interview survey (eHis) malta
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–79 26.2 16.5 20.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–79 5.4 5.7 5.5
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
marshall islands noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 34.7 4.2 19.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.9 1.8 3.3
mauritania enquête steps Oms 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 32.7 4.8 17.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 1.4 0.9 1.1
mauritius World Health survey, mauritius 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.2 1.1 16.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.4 2.9 22.3
mexico encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 21.6 6.5 13.3 current cigarette smoking
20+ 30.4 9.5 18.9
micronesia (federated states of)
the federated states of micronesia (pohnpei) noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 34.8 16.1 25.5 current tobacco smoking
25–64 42.0 21.0 31.6
monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mongolia mongolian steps survey on the prevalence of noncommunicable disease Risk factors
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 43.1 4.1 24.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 48.4 5.5 27.6
montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
morocco World Health survey, morocco 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 30.3 0.2 15.1 daily cigarette smoking
18+ 27.4 0.2 13.6
mozambique steps survey mozambique Report 2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 16.7 1.9 7.7 current tobacco use
25–64 38.8 15.0 24.3
myanmar World Health survey, myanmar 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 35.6 10.4 22.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 48.9 13.7 30.9
namibia namibia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 20.9 5.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 0.9 0.5 . . .
nauru nauru noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.5 50.8 48.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 49.7 56.0 52.9
nepal nepal demographic and Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 31.6 17.2 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 1.4 2.0 . . .
netherlands stivORO, annual national Report 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 31,0 25,0 28,0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
new Zealand new Zealand Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 19.3 17.0 18.1 current tobacco smoking
15+ 21.1 18.8 19.9
nicaragua encuesta nicaragüense de demografia y salud 2001 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
niger le tabagisme chez les jeunes au niger 1991 subnational current tobacco smoking
15–35 40.6 11.3 35.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nigeria nigeria demographic and Health survey 2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 1.0 . . .
niue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
norway norwegian tobacco statistics 1973—2006, and update 2007
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–74 27.0 26.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–74 11.0 12.0 11.0
Oman smoking in Oman: prevalence and characteris-tics of smokers, 2004
2000 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 13.4 0.5 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pakistan World Health survey, pakistan 2002– 2003
national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 27.3 4.4 15.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 32.4 5.7 19.1
palau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
panama primera encuesta nacional de salud y calidad de vida
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18–100 17.4 4.0 9.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
papua new Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
paraguay World Health survey, paraguay 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.5 6.5 14.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 41.6 13.3 27.3
peru encuesta nacional de consumo de drogas en poblacion General de peru
2006 subnational daily cigarette smoking
15–65 23.3 7.3 14.1 current tobacco smoking
15–64 29.4 9.4 18.4
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.0 Surveys of adult tobacco use in WHO Member States, globally
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
marshall islands noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 34.7 4.2 19.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.9 1.8 3.3
mauritania enquête steps Oms 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 32.7 4.8 17.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 1.4 0.9 1.1
mauritius World Health survey, mauritius 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.2 1.1 16.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.4 2.9 22.3
mexico encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 21.6 6.5 13.3 current cigarette smoking
20+ 30.4 9.5 18.9
micronesia (federated states of)
the federated states of micronesia (pohnpei) noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 34.8 16.1 25.5 current tobacco smoking
25–64 42.0 21.0 31.6
monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mongolia mongolian steps survey on the prevalence of noncommunicable disease Risk factors
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 43.1 4.1 24.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 48.4 5.5 27.6
montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
morocco World Health survey, morocco 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 30.3 0.2 15.1 daily cigarette smoking
18+ 27.4 0.2 13.6
mozambique steps survey mozambique Report 2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 16.7 1.9 7.7 current tobacco use
25–64 38.8 15.0 24.3
myanmar World Health survey, myanmar 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 35.6 10.4 22.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 48.9 13.7 30.9
namibia namibia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 20.9 5.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 0.9 0.5 . . .
nauru nauru noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.5 50.8 48.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 49.7 56.0 52.9
nepal nepal demographic and Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 31.6 17.2 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 1.4 2.0 . . .
netherlands stivORO, annual national Report 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 31,0 25,0 28,0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
new Zealand new Zealand Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 19.3 17.0 18.1 current tobacco smoking
15+ 21.1 18.8 19.9
nicaragua encuesta nicaragüense de demografia y salud 2001 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
niger le tabagisme chez les jeunes au niger 1991 subnational current tobacco smoking
15–35 40.6 11.3 35.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nigeria nigeria demographic and Health survey 2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 1.0 . . .
niue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
norway norwegian tobacco statistics 1973—2006, and update 2007
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–74 27.0 26.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–74 11.0 12.0 11.0
Oman smoking in Oman: prevalence and characteris-tics of smokers, 2004
2000 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 13.4 0.5 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pakistan World Health survey, pakistan 2002– 2003
national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 27.3 4.4 15.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 32.4 5.7 19.1
palau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
panama primera encuesta nacional de salud y calidad de vida
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18–100 17.4 4.0 9.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
papua new Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
paraguay World Health survey, paraguay 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.5 6.5 14.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 41.6 13.3 27.3
peru encuesta nacional de consumo de drogas en poblacion General de peru
2006 subnational daily cigarette smoking
15–65 23.3 7.3 14.1 current tobacco smoking
15–64 29.4 9.4 18.4
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
philippines World Health survey, philippines 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 40.3 7.1 23.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 57.5 12.3 34.7
poland the current status of the tobacco epidemic in poland
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 34.0 23.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
portugal national Health survey 2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.6 10.6 18.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 3.3 1.2 2.2
Qatar World Health survey, Qatar 2006 national daily tobacco use 18+ 19.9 2.2 11.1 Occasional tobacco use
18+ 4.2 0.9 2.6
Republic of Korea Korea national Health and nutrition examination survey (KnHanes iii) 2005 - Health behaviours of adults, 2006
2005 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 52.8 5.8 29.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Republic of moldova moldova demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–59; female: 15–49
51.1 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the General Romanian population Regarding tobacco Use
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.3 21.3 30.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 6.8 3.7 5.2
Russian federation prevalence of smoking in eight countries of the former soviet Union: results from the liv-ing conditions, lifestyles and Health study
2001 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 60.4 15.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda Rwanda demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 . . . 2.5 . . .
saint Kitts and nevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saint lucia the prevalence of Hypertension in seven populations of West african Origin
1991– 1994
subnational current cigarette smoking
25+ 37.3 5.6 19.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saint vincent and the Grenadines
Risk factor survey in saint vincent 1991 national daily cigarette smoking
19+ 17.4 1.9 8.6 current cigarette smoking
19+ 26.4 3.5 13.5
samoa cardiovascular disease (cvd) Risk factors 1990– 1995
subnational current tobacco smoking
29+ 60.0 24.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
san marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sao tome and principe analise da situacao do tabagismo em são tomé e príncipe
1997 subnational daily cigarette smoking
14+ 28.8 14.3 25.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saudi arabia study of smoking behaviours in the Kingdom of saudi arabia
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 37.6 6.0 22.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
senegal World Health survey, senegal 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.8 1.0 10.0 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.2 1.7 11.6
serbia national Health survey serbia 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20+ 32.5 23.7 27.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
20+ 5.6 5.6 5.9
seychelles prevalence of cardiovascular Risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy
2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 30.8 3.9 17.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sierra leone blood pressure and Hypertension in Rural and Urban sierra leoneans
1999 subnational current cigarette smoking
15+ 32.3 10.3 17.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
singapore national Health surveillance survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 22.8 3.6 13.0 current cigarette smoking
18+ 25.2 4.2 14.5
slovakia World Health survey, slovakia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.8 14.3 22.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 40.8 23.0 30.5
slovenia eHis european Health interview survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.1 15.9 19.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
18+ 5.9 6.0 6.0
solomon islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
somalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
south africa south africa demographic and Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 31.7 9.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
15+ 35.1 10.2 . . .
. . . data not reported/not available.
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
philippines World Health survey, philippines 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 40.3 7.1 23.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 57.5 12.3 34.7
poland the current status of the tobacco epidemic in poland
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 34.0 23.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
portugal national Health survey 2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.6 10.6 18.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 3.3 1.2 2.2
Qatar World Health survey, Qatar 2006 national daily tobacco use 18+ 19.9 2.2 11.1 Occasional tobacco use
18+ 4.2 0.9 2.6
Republic of Korea Korea national Health and nutrition examination survey (KnHanes iii) 2005 - Health behaviours of adults, 2006
2005 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 52.8 5.8 29.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Republic of moldova moldova demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–59; female: 15–49
51.1 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the General Romanian population Regarding tobacco Use
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.3 21.3 30.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 6.8 3.7 5.2
Russian federation prevalence of smoking in eight countries of the former soviet Union: results from the liv-ing conditions, lifestyles and Health study
2001 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 60.4 15.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda Rwanda demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 . . . 2.5 . . .
saint Kitts and nevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saint lucia the prevalence of Hypertension in seven populations of West african Origin
1991– 1994
subnational current cigarette smoking
25+ 37.3 5.6 19.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saint vincent and the Grenadines
Risk factor survey in saint vincent 1991 national daily cigarette smoking
19+ 17.4 1.9 8.6 current cigarette smoking
19+ 26.4 3.5 13.5
samoa cardiovascular disease (cvd) Risk factors 1990– 1995
subnational current tobacco smoking
29+ 60.0 24.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
san marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sao tome and principe analise da situacao do tabagismo em são tomé e príncipe
1997 subnational daily cigarette smoking
14+ 28.8 14.3 25.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saudi arabia study of smoking behaviours in the Kingdom of saudi arabia
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 37.6 6.0 22.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
senegal World Health survey, senegal 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.8 1.0 10.0 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.2 1.7 11.6
serbia national Health survey serbia 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20+ 32.5 23.7 27.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
20+ 5.6 5.6 5.9
seychelles prevalence of cardiovascular Risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy
2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 30.8 3.9 17.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sierra leone blood pressure and Hypertension in Rural and Urban sierra leoneans
1999 subnational current cigarette smoking
15+ 32.3 10.3 17.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
singapore national Health surveillance survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 22.8 3.6 13.0 current cigarette smoking
18+ 25.2 4.2 14.5
slovakia World Health survey, slovakia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.8 14.3 22.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 40.8 23.0 30.5
slovenia eHis european Health interview survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.1 15.9 19.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
18+ 5.9 6.0 6.0
solomon islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
somalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
south africa south africa demographic and Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 31.7 9.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
15+ 35.1 10.2 . . .
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
spain encuesta nacional de salud 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 32.0 22.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 4.0 2.0 3.0
sri lanka World Health survey, sri lanka 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.5 1.6 13.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 39.0 2.6 21.6
sudan noncommunicable diseases Risk factors survey
2006 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 24.7 2.9 12.0 current tobacco smoking
25–64 29.1 3.5 14.0
suriname national Household prevalence drug survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
12–65 38.0 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
swaziland demographic and Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–49 22.0 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sweden the swedish survey of living conditions 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 16.0 . . . Occasional tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 8.0 . . .
switzerland la consommation de tabac dans la population suisse
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14–65 23.0 16.0 20.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
14–65 10.0 8.0 9.0
syrian arab Republic mapping the Health and environmental situation in informal Zones in aleppo, syria: report from the aleppo Household survey
2004 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–65 62.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tajikistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
thailand smoking and alcohol drinking behaviour 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 36.6 1.6 18.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.2 0.4 2.7
the former Yugoslav Republic of macedonia
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
timor-leste Global school personnel study 2005 subnational current cigarette smoking
adults 30.5 1.3 23.4 current tobacco use
adults 37.0 6.1 29.9
togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tonga national census 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.9 12.0 28.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
trinidad and tobago trinindad and tobago national survey, ministry of Health
1996 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 29.8 5.1 21.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tunisia enquête nationale morbidité et recours aux soins
2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
35–70 53.1 6.6 29.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkey family Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 50.6 16.6 33.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkmenistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tuvalu tuvalu census 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15 –100 54.6 22.7 37.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda Uganda demographic and Health survey 2000– 2001
national current tobacco smoking
male: 15–54; female: 15–49
25.2 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine tobacco in Ukraine 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 62.3 16.7 37.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 66.8 19.9 41.2
United arab emirates World Health survey, United arab emirates 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.6 1.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 28.1 2.4 20.5
United Kingdom of Great britain and northern ireland
General Household Survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
16+ 22.0 20.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Republic of tanzania distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking Habits in the Urban population of dar es salaam, tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status, 2002
1998– 1999
subnational daily cigarette smoking
25–64 23.0 1.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United states of america national Health interview survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.3 17.4 19.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo (steps)
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 37.2 28.6 32.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
25–64 3.6 3.1 3.3
. . . data not reported/not available.
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
spain encuesta nacional de salud 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 32.0 22.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 4.0 2.0 3.0
sri lanka World Health survey, sri lanka 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.5 1.6 13.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 39.0 2.6 21.6
sudan noncommunicable diseases Risk factors survey
2006 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 24.7 2.9 12.0 current tobacco smoking
25–64 29.1 3.5 14.0
suriname national Household prevalence drug survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
12–65 38.0 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
swaziland demographic and Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–49 22.0 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sweden the swedish survey of living conditions 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 16.0 . . . Occasional tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 8.0 . . .
switzerland la consommation de tabac dans la population suisse
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14–65 23.0 16.0 20.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
14–65 10.0 8.0 9.0
syrian arab Republic mapping the Health and environmental situation in informal Zones in aleppo, syria: report from the aleppo Household survey
2004 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–65 62.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tajikistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
thailand smoking and alcohol drinking behaviour 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 36.6 1.6 18.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.2 0.4 2.7
the former Yugoslav Republic of macedonia
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
timor-leste Global school personnel study 2005 subnational current cigarette smoking
adults 30.5 1.3 23.4 current tobacco use
adults 37.0 6.1 29.9
togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tonga national census 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.9 12.0 28.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
trinidad and tobago trinindad and tobago national survey, ministry of Health
1996 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 29.8 5.1 21.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tunisia enquête nationale morbidité et recours aux soins
2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
35–70 53.1 6.6 29.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkey family Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 50.6 16.6 33.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkmenistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tuvalu tuvalu census 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15 –100 54.6 22.7 37.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda Uganda demographic and Health survey 2000– 2001
national current tobacco smoking
male: 15–54; female: 15–49
25.2 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine tobacco in Ukraine 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 62.3 16.7 37.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 66.8 19.9 41.2
United arab emirates World Health survey, United arab emirates 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.6 1.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 28.1 2.4 20.5
United Kingdom of Great britain and northern ireland
General Household Survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
16+ 22.0 20.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Republic of tanzania distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking Habits in the Urban population of dar es salaam, tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status, 2002
1998– 1999
subnational daily cigarette smoking
25–64 23.0 1.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United states of america national Health interview survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.3 17.4 19.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo (steps)
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 37.2 28.6 32.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
25–64 3.6 3.1 3.3
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
Uzbekistan Последствия курения для здоровья населения и экономики Узбекистана (результаты социологического исследования домохозяйств и паци-ентов медицинских учреждений) [economic and Health costs of smoking in Uzbekistan]
2006 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 15.5 1.0 8.2 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.0 1.1 10.0
vanuatu vanuatu noncommunicable disease survey 1998 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 37.4 3.2 . . . current tobacco smoking
20+ 49.1 5.0 27.2
venezuela (bolivarian Republic of)
consumo de drogas en la República boliviariana de venezuela
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 20.9 13.0 16.9 current tobacco smoking
15+ 22.6 13.6 18.0
viet nam World Health survey, viet nam 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 34.8 1.8 17.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 49.4 2.3 24.8
West bank and Gaza strip < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen family Health survey 2003 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 34.5 12.8 23.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia World Health survey, Zambia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 3.4 9.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.7 5.7 14.0
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe deomgraphic and Health survey 2006 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 21.3 0.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . data not reported/not available.< Refers to a territory.
Table 8.1.0 Surveys of adult tobacco use in WHO Member States, globally
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
Uzbekistan Последствия курения для здоровья населения и экономики Узбекистана (результаты социологического исследования домохозяйств и паци-ентов медицинских учреждений) [economic and Health costs of smoking in Uzbekistan]
2006 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 15.5 1.0 8.2 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.0 1.1 10.0
vanuatu vanuatu noncommunicable disease survey 1998 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 37.4 3.2 . . . current tobacco smoking
20+ 49.1 5.0 27.2
venezuela (bolivarian Republic of)
consumo de drogas en la República boliviariana de venezuela
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 20.9 13.0 16.9 current tobacco smoking
15+ 22.6 13.6 18.0
viet nam World Health survey, viet nam 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 34.8 1.8 17.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 49.4 2.3 24.8
West bank and Gaza strip < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen family Health survey 2003 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 34.5 12.8 23.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia World Health survey, Zambia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 3.4 9.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.7 5.7 14.0
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe deomgraphic and Health survey 2006 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 21.3 0.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
algeria mesure des facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles (approche stepWise) dans deux zones pilotes, setif et mostaganem
2003 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.3 0.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 38.1 0.5 15.1
angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
benin enquête nationale steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 22.5 5.9 14.3 current tobacco smoking
25–64 25.2 6.7 16.0
botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
burkina faso World Health survey, burkina faso 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.0 10.3 14.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.6 11.1 16.9
burundi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cameroon cameroon burden of diabetes project baseline survey Report summary
2003 subnational ever tobacco use 15+ . . . . . . 13.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cape verde l'enquête steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies chroniques
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 13.0 3.2 8.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 15.9 4.0 9.9
central african Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chad World Health survey, chad 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 13.2 2.1 7.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.4 2.9 10.0
comoros World Health survey, comoros 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.1 15.0 19.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 27.8 17.0 22.3
congo World Health survey, congo 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 10.7 1.1 5.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 13.0 1.3 6.6
côte d'ivoire World Health survey, côte d'ivoire 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 14.5 1.2 8.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 19.3 2.3 12.1
democratic Republic of the congo
enquête sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles à Kinshasa, capitale de la Rd congo, selon l'approche steps de l'Oms
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
15+ 10.2 0.6 4.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 14.2 1.2 6.4
equatorial Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
eritrea national noncommunicable disease Risk factor baseline survey using WHO stepwise approach
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 7.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 8.0
ethiopia World Health survey, ethiopia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 5.3 0.4 2.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 6.3 0.5 3.3
Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular Risk factors in Rural and Urban Gambian communities
1997 subnational current tobacco smoking
15+ 38.5 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana World Health survey, Ghana 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.2 0.4 3.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 9.0 1.2 5.0
Guinea enquête sur le tabagisme en Guinée 1998 national daily tobacco smoking
11–72 . . . 8.6 57.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-bissau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya World Health survey, Kenya 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 21.2 0.9 10.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.2 1.9 13.7
lesotho survey Report on prevalence of diabetes and Hypertension
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 47.9 34.2 39.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
liberia liberia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15 –49 20.0 2.0 . . . current cigarette smoking
15–49 15.0 1.0 . . .
madagascar enquête sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles à madagascar
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 0.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 17.6
malawi World Health survey, malawi 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 20.6 5.1 12.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 25.5 6.1 15.6
. . . data not reported/not available.
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africa
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
algeria mesure des facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles (approche stepWise) dans deux zones pilotes, setif et mostaganem
2003 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.3 0.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 38.1 0.5 15.1
angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
benin enquête nationale steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 22.5 5.9 14.3 current tobacco smoking
25–64 25.2 6.7 16.0
botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
burkina faso World Health survey, burkina faso 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.0 10.3 14.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.6 11.1 16.9
burundi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cameroon cameroon burden of diabetes project baseline survey Report summary
2003 subnational ever tobacco use 15+ . . . . . . 13.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cape verde l'enquête steps sur les facteurs de risque des maladies chroniques
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 13.0 3.2 8.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 15.9 4.0 9.9
central african Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chad World Health survey, chad 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 13.2 2.1 7.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.4 2.9 10.0
comoros World Health survey, comoros 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.1 15.0 19.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 27.8 17.0 22.3
congo World Health survey, congo 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 10.7 1.1 5.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 13.0 1.3 6.6
côte d'ivoire World Health survey, côte d'ivoire 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 14.5 1.2 8.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 19.3 2.3 12.1
democratic Republic of the congo
enquête sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles à Kinshasa, capitale de la Rd congo, selon l'approche steps de l'Oms
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
15+ 10.2 0.6 4.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 14.2 1.2 6.4
equatorial Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
eritrea national noncommunicable disease Risk factor baseline survey using WHO stepwise approach
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 7.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 . . . . . . 8.0
ethiopia World Health survey, ethiopia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 5.3 0.4 2.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 6.3 0.5 3.3
Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular Risk factors in Rural and Urban Gambian communities
1997 subnational current tobacco smoking
15+ 38.5 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana World Health survey, Ghana 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.2 0.4 3.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 9.0 1.2 5.0
Guinea enquête sur le tabagisme en Guinée 1998 national daily tobacco smoking
11–72 . . . 8.6 57.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-bissau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya World Health survey, Kenya 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 21.2 0.9 10.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.2 1.9 13.7
lesotho survey Report on prevalence of diabetes and Hypertension
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 47.9 34.2 39.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
liberia liberia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15 –49 20.0 2.0 . . . current cigarette smoking
15–49 15.0 1.0 . . .
madagascar enquête sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles à madagascar
2005 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 0.1 current tobacco smoking
25–64 . . . . . . 17.6
malawi World Health survey, malawi 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 20.6 5.1 12.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 25.5 6.1 15.6
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
mali steps 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.1 3.4 14.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 34.1 3.9 15.8
mauritania enquête steps Oms 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 32.7 4.8 17.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 1.4 0.9 1.1
mauritius World Health survey, mauritius 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.2 1.1 16.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.4 2.9 22.3
mozambique steps survey mozambique Report 2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 16.7 1.9 7.7 current tobacco use
25–64 38.8 15.0 24.3
namibia namibia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 20.9 5.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 0.9 0.5 . . .
niger le tabagisme chez les jeunes au niger 1991 subnational current tobacco smoking
15–35 40.6 11.3 35.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nigeria nigeria demographic and Health survey 2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 1.0 . . .
Rwanda Rwanda demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 . . . 2.5 . . .
sao tome and principe analise da situacao do tabagismo em são tomé e príncipe
1997 subnational daily cigarette smoking
14+ 28.8 14.3 25.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
senegal World Health survey, senegal 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.8 1.0 10.0 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.2 1.7 11.6
seychelles prevalence of cardiovascular Risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy
2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 30.8 3.9 17.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sierra leone blood pressure and Hypertension in Rural and Urban sierra leoneans
1999 subnational current cigarette smoking
15+ 32.3 10.3 17.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
south africa south africa demographic and Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 31.7 9.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
15+ 35.1 10.2 . . .
swaziland demographic and Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–49 22.0 2.0 . . . daily tobacco smoking
15–49 22.0 2.0 . . .
togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda Uganda demographic and Health survey 2000– 2001
national current tobacco smoking
male: 15–54; female: 15–49
25.2 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Republic of tanzania distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking Habits in the Urban population of dar es salaam, tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status, 2002
1998– 1999
subnational daily cigarette smoking
25–64 23.0 1.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia World Health survey, Zambia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 3.4 9.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.7 5.7 14.0
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe deomgraphic and Health survey 2006 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 21.3 0.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.1 Surveys of adult tobacco use in Africa
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
mali steps 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 32.1 3.4 14.8 current tobacco smoking
25–64 34.1 3.9 15.8
mauritania enquête steps Oms 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 32.7 4.8 17.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 1.4 0.9 1.1
mauritius World Health survey, mauritius 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.2 1.1 16.4 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.4 2.9 22.3
mozambique steps survey mozambique Report 2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 16.7 1.9 7.7 current tobacco use
25–64 38.8 15.0 24.3
namibia namibia demographic and Health survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 20.9 5.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 0.9 0.5 . . .
niger le tabagisme chez les jeunes au niger 1991 subnational current tobacco smoking
15–35 40.6 11.3 35.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nigeria nigeria demographic and Health survey 2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 1.0 . . .
Rwanda Rwanda demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 0.3 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 . . . 2.5 . . .
sao tome and principe analise da situacao do tabagismo em são tomé e príncipe
1997 subnational daily cigarette smoking
14+ 28.8 14.3 25.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
senegal World Health survey, senegal 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 19.8 1.0 10.0 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.2 1.7 11.6
seychelles prevalence of cardiovascular Risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy
2004 national daily cigarette smoking
25–64 30.8 3.9 17.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sierra leone blood pressure and Hypertension in Rural and Urban sierra leoneans
1999 subnational current cigarette smoking
15+ 32.3 10.3 17.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
south africa south africa demographic and Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 31.7 9.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
15+ 35.1 10.2 . . .
swaziland demographic and Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–49 22.0 2.0 . . . daily tobacco smoking
15–49 22.0 2.0 . . .
togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda Uganda demographic and Health survey 2000– 2001
national current tobacco smoking
male: 15–54; female: 15–49
25.2 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Republic of tanzania distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking Habits in the Urban population of dar es salaam, tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status, 2002
1998– 1999
subnational daily cigarette smoking
25–64 23.0 1.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia World Health survey, Zambia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 3.4 9.2 current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.7 5.7 14.0
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe deomgraphic and Health survey 2006 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 21.3 0.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
antigua and barbuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
argentina encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo 2005 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 26.2 18.6 22.2 current cigarette smoking
18+ 35.1 24.9 29.7
bahamas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
barbados barbados Risk factor and Health promotion study
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–59 18.0 2.6 8.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
belize the central american diabetes initiative: survey of diabetes, Hypertension and nonommunicable disease Risk factors
2008 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 17.7 1.4 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bolivia (plurinational state of)
encuesta nacional de demografia y salud, bolivia
2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 29.6 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 32.5 . . .
brazil vigitel brasil 2008: vigilância de fatores de Risco e proteção para doenças crônicas
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.3 11.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
18+ 20.5 12.4 . . .
canada canadian tobacco Use monitoring survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 16.4 14.3 15.3 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.4 18.1 19.2
chile vii estudio nacional de drogas en población General, cOnace
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
12–64 29.7 26.3 28.0 current tobacco smoking
12–64 42.7 39.2 40.9
colombia ii estudio nacional de factores de Riesgo de enfermedades crónicas del ministerio de salud
1998 national daily tobacco smoking
18–69 26.8 11.3 18.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
costa Rica consumo de drogas en costa Rica: Resultados de la encuesta nacional
2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–70 23.0 8.6 15.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cuba encuesta nacional y provincial de factores de Riesgo y enfermedades no transmisibles
2001 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.6 23.0 31.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominican Republic World Health survey, dominican Republic 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 10.8 13.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.2 12.5 14.9
ecuador World Health survey, ecuador 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.1 1.3 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.3 6.6 16.5
el salvador 1er estudio nacional sobre consumo de drogas en población General, el salvador
2005 national current tobacco use
12–64 21.5 3.4 11.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala World Health survey, Guatemala 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 8.3 0.9 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.9 3.4 11.2
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti enquête mortalité, morbidité et utilisation des services, Haiti
2000 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras encuesta nacional de demografía y salud endesa
2005– 2006
national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica High Risk Health behaviours among adult Jamaicans
2000 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 28.6 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mexico encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 21.6 6.5 13.3 current cigarette smoking
20+ 30.4 9.5 18.9
nicaragua encuesta nicaragüense de demografia y salud
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
panama primera encuesta nacional de salud y calidad de vida
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18–100 17.4 4.0 9.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
paraguay World Health survey, paraguay 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.5 6.5 14.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 41.6 13.3 27.3
peru encuesta nacional de consumo de drogas en poblacion General de peru
2006 subnational daily cigarette smoking
15–65 23.3 7.3 14.1 current tobacco smoking
15–64 29.4 9.4 18.4
saint Kitts and nevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.2 Surveys of adult tobacco use in the Americas
The americas
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
antigua and barbuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
argentina encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo 2005 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 26.2 18.6 22.2 current cigarette smoking
18+ 35.1 24.9 29.7
bahamas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
barbados barbados Risk factor and Health promotion study
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–59 18.0 2.6 8.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
belize the central american diabetes initiative: survey of diabetes, Hypertension and nonommunicable disease Risk factors
2008 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 17.7 1.4 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bolivia (plurinational state of)
encuesta nacional de demografia y salud, bolivia
2003 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 29.6 . . . current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 32.5 . . .
brazil vigitel brasil 2008: vigilância de fatores de Risco e proteção para doenças crônicas
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.3 11.0 . . . current tobacco smoking
18+ 20.5 12.4 . . .
canada canadian tobacco Use monitoring survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 16.4 14.3 15.3 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.4 18.1 19.2
chile vii estudio nacional de drogas en población General, cOnace
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
12–64 29.7 26.3 28.0 current tobacco smoking
12–64 42.7 39.2 40.9
colombia ii estudio nacional de factores de Riesgo de enfermedades crónicas del ministerio de salud
1998 national daily tobacco smoking
18–69 26.8 11.3 18.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
costa Rica consumo de drogas en costa Rica: Resultados de la encuesta nacional
2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–70 23.0 8.6 15.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cuba encuesta nacional y provincial de factores de Riesgo y enfermedades no transmisibles
2001 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.6 23.0 31.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dominican Republic World Health survey, dominican Republic 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 15.3 10.8 13.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 17.2 12.5 14.9
ecuador World Health survey, ecuador 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 6.1 1.3 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 26.3 6.6 16.5
el salvador 1er estudio nacional sobre consumo de drogas en población General, el salvador
2005 national current tobacco use
12–64 21.5 3.4 11.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala World Health survey, Guatemala 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 8.3 0.9 3.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 23.9 3.4 11.2
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti enquête mortalité, morbidité et utilisation des services, Haiti
2000 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras encuesta nacional de demografía y salud endesa
2005– 2006
national current cigarette smoking
15–49 . . . 2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica High Risk Health behaviours among adult Jamaicans
2000 national current cigarette smoking
15–49 28.6 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mexico encuesta nacional de salud y nutrición 2006 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 21.6 6.5 13.3 current cigarette smoking
20+ 30.4 9.5 18.9
nicaragua encuesta nicaragüense de demografia y salud
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 . . . 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
panama primera encuesta nacional de salud y calidad de vida
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18–100 17.4 4.0 9.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
paraguay World Health survey, paraguay 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.5 6.5 14.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 41.6 13.3 27.3
peru encuesta nacional de consumo de drogas en poblacion General de peru
2006 subnational daily cigarette smoking
15–65 23.3 7.3 14.1 current tobacco smoking
15–64 29.4 9.4 18.4
saint Kitts and nevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
saint lucia the prevalence of Hypertension in seven populations of West african Origin
1991– 1994
subnational current cigarette smoking
25+ 37.3 5.6 19.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saint vincent and the Grenadines
Risk factor survey in saint vincent 1991 national daily cigarette smoking
19+ 17.4 1.9 8.6 current cigarette smoking
19+ 26.4 3.5 13.5
suriname national Household prevalence drug survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
12–65 38.0 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
trinidad and tobago trinindad and tobago national survey, ministry of Health
1996 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 29.8 5.1 21.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United states of america national Health interview survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.3 17.4 19.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo (steps)
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 37.2 28.6 32.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
25–64 3.6 3.1 3.3
venezuela (bolivarian Republic of)
consumo de drogas en la República boliviariana de venezuela
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 20.9 13.0 16.9 current tobacco smoking
15+ 22.6 13.6 18.0
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.2 Surveys of adult tobacco use in the Americas
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
saint lucia the prevalence of Hypertension in seven populations of West african Origin
1991– 1994
subnational current cigarette smoking
25+ 37.3 5.6 19.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
saint vincent and the Grenadines
Risk factor survey in saint vincent 1991 national daily cigarette smoking
19+ 17.4 1.9 8.6 current cigarette smoking
19+ 26.4 3.5 13.5
suriname national Household prevalence drug survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
12–65 38.0 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
trinidad and tobago trinindad and tobago national survey, ministry of Health
1996 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 29.8 5.1 21.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United states of america national Health interview survey 2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 22.3 17.4 19.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay encuesta nacional de factores de Riesgo (steps)
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 37.2 28.6 32.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
25–64 3.6 3.1 3.3
venezuela (bolivarian Republic of)
consumo de drogas en la República boliviariana de venezuela
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 20.9 13.0 16.9 current tobacco smoking
15+ 22.6 13.6 18.0
The Americas
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
bangladesh impact of tobacco-related illness in bangladesh (WHO-seaR)
2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 41.0 1.8 20.9 current tobacco use
15+ 48.6 25.4 36.8
bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
democratic people's Republic of Korea
smoking survey among male population in dpRK
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
16+ 59.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
india national family Health survey (nfHs-3), india 2005– 2006
national current tobacco use
15–49 57.0 10.8 . . . current cigarette or bidi smoking
15–49 32.7 1.4 . . .
indonesia Riset Kesehatan dasar (basic Health Research) 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
10+ 46.8 1.4 3.1 Occasional tobacco smoking
10+ 10.0 1.4 5.6
maldives smoking survey 2001 national current tobacco use
16+ 37.4 15.6 . . . current cigarette smoking
16+ 27.3 2.2 12.6
myanmar World Health survey, myanmar 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 35.6 10.4 22.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 48.9 13.7 30.9
nepal nepal demographic and Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 31.6 17.2 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 1.4 2.0 . . .
sri lanka World Health survey, sri lanka 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.5 1.6 13.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 39.0 2.6 21.6
thailand smoking and alcohol drinking behaviour 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 36.6 1.6 18.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.2 0.4 2.7
timor-leste Global school personnel study 2005 subnational current cigarette smoking
. . . 30.5 1.3 23.4 current tobacco use
. . . 37.0 6.1 29.9
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.3 Surveys of adult tobacco use in South-East Asia
south-east asia
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
bangladesh impact of tobacco-related illness in bangladesh (WHO-seaR)
2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 41.0 1.8 20.9 current tobacco use
15+ 48.6 25.4 36.8
bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
democratic people's Republic of Korea
smoking survey among male population in dpRK
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
16+ 59.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
india national family Health survey (nfHs-3), india 2005– 2006
national current tobacco use
15–49 57.0 10.8 . . . current cigarette or bidi smoking
15–49 32.7 1.4 . . .
indonesia Riset Kesehatan dasar (basic Health Research) 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
10+ 46.8 1.4 3.1 Occasional tobacco smoking
10+ 10.0 1.4 5.6
maldives smoking survey 2001 national current tobacco use
16+ 37.4 15.6 . . . current cigarette smoking
16+ 27.3 2.2 12.6
myanmar World Health survey, myanmar 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 35.6 10.4 22.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 48.9 13.7 30.9
nepal nepal demographic and Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
15–49 31.6 17.2 . . . current pipe smoking
15–49 1.4 2.0 . . .
sri lanka World Health survey, sri lanka 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 24.5 1.6 13.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 39.0 2.6 21.6
thailand smoking and alcohol drinking behaviour 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 36.6 1.6 18.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.2 0.4 2.7
timor-leste Global school personnel study 2005 subnational current cigarette smoking
. . . 30.5 1.3 23.4 current tobacco use
. . . 37.0 6.1 29.9
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
albania albania Reproductive Health survey 2002, preliminary Report
2002 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–49; female: 15–44
46.3 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
andorra national Health survey 2002 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 42.0 30.0 36.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
armenia Health systems performance assessment 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
20–60 55.0 2.0 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
austria Österreichweite Repräsentativerhebung zu substanzgebrauch, erhebung
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
14–99 40.2 35.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
14–99 48.0 47.0 47.0
azerbaijan Reproductive Health survey, azerbaijan 2001 national current cigarette smoking
15–44 . . . 0.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
belarus СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ МЕРОПРИЯТИЙ, НАПРАВЛЕННЫХ НА ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ЗДОРОВОГО ОБРАЗА ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ [the Results of the survey for evaluating Healthy lifestyle programmes in the Republic of belarus]
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 41.3 7.5 22.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 10.0 8.8 9.3
belgium enquête de santé par interview, belgique 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 28.0 19.7 23.7 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.5 23.0 27.6
bosnia and Herzegovina World Health survey, bosnia and Herzegovina 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 46.6 24.9 35.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 54.2 34.2 44.0
bulgaria possession of behavioural and Other Health Risk factors among bulgarians
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 46.6 32.7 39.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
croatia croatian Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 33.8 21.7 27.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cyprus ministry of finance 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 38.1 10.5 23.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
czech Republic czech smoking prevalence survey 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 26.1 19.3 22.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 8.8 8.1 8.5
denmark monitorering af danskernes rygevaner 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 24.0 22.0 23.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.0 5.0 5.0
estonia Health behaviour among estonian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16–64 40.5 19.5 27.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–64 7.8 7.5 7.7
finland Health behaviour and Health among the finnish population
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 25.8 16.6 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 7.5 5.9 6.6
france baromètre santé: premiers résultats 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
12–75 28.2 21.7 25.0 current tobacco smoking
12–75 33.3 26.5 29.9
Georgia World Health survey, Georgia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 50.4 4.1 25.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 58.1 5.4 29.4
Germany leben in deutschland: Haushalte, familien und Gesundheit, ergebnisse des mikrozensus
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.9 18.8 23.2 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.2 22.4 27.2
Greece epidemiology of cardiovascular Risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteristics of the attica study
2002 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–89 51.0 39.0 . . . daily cigarette smoking
18–89 47.4 39.6 . . .
Hungary national Health interview survey 2003, Hungary (Olef 2003)
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.6 27.7 32.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.5 31.3 36.5
iceland prevalence of smoking in iceland 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–89 20.1 15.0 17.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–89 2.8 4.4 3.6
ireland slan 2007: survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in ireland
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 31.0 27.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
israel the israel Health interview survey based on the eUROHis Questionnaire
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
21+ 13.9 9.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
italy annuario statistico italiano 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
14–100 28.6 16.3 22.2 current tobacco smoking
18–69 35.2 26.2 30.7
Kazakhstan World Health survey, Kazakhstan 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.7 5.8 21.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 52.2 9.6 29.9
Kyrgyzstan national epidemiological study of tobacco Use prevalence in Kyrgyzstan
2005 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 45.0 1.6 21.8 current cigarette smoking
15+ 41.7 1.5 20.2
latvia Health behaviour among latvian adults 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 46.6 18.2 30.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.0 5.5 4.9
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.4 Surveys of adult tobacco use in Europe
europe
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
albania albania Reproductive Health survey 2002, preliminary Report
2002 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–49; female: 15–44
46.3 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
andorra national Health survey 2002 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 42.0 30.0 36.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
armenia Health systems performance assessment 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
20–60 55.0 2.0 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
austria Österreichweite Repräsentativerhebung zu substanzgebrauch, erhebung
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
14–99 40.2 35.5 . . . current tobacco smoking
14–99 48.0 47.0 47.0
azerbaijan Reproductive Health survey, azerbaijan 2001 national current cigarette smoking
15–44 . . . 0.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
belarus СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ МЕРОПРИЯТИЙ, НАПРАВЛЕННЫХ НА ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ЗДОРОВОГО ОБРАЗА ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ [the Results of the survey for evaluating Healthy lifestyle programmes in the Republic of belarus]
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 41.3 7.5 22.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 10.0 8.8 9.3
belgium enquête de santé par interview, belgique 2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 28.0 19.7 23.7 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.5 23.0 27.6
bosnia and Herzegovina World Health survey, bosnia and Herzegovina 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 46.6 24.9 35.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 54.2 34.2 44.0
bulgaria possession of behavioural and Other Health Risk factors among bulgarians
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 46.6 32.7 39.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
croatia croatian Health survey 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 33.8 21.7 27.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cyprus ministry of finance 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 38.1 10.5 23.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
czech Republic czech smoking prevalence survey 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 26.1 19.3 22.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 8.8 8.1 8.5
denmark monitorering af danskernes rygevaner 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 24.0 22.0 23.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 5.0 5.0 5.0
estonia Health behaviour among estonian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16–64 40.5 19.5 27.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–64 7.8 7.5 7.7
finland Health behaviour and Health among the finnish population
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 25.8 16.6 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 7.5 5.9 6.6
france baromètre santé: premiers résultats 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
12–75 28.2 21.7 25.0 current tobacco smoking
12–75 33.3 26.5 29.9
Georgia World Health survey, Georgia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 50.4 4.1 25.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 58.1 5.4 29.4
Germany leben in deutschland: Haushalte, familien und Gesundheit, ergebnisse des mikrozensus
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.9 18.8 23.2 current tobacco smoking
15+ 32.2 22.4 27.2
Greece epidemiology of cardiovascular Risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteristics of the attica study
2002 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–89 51.0 39.0 . . . daily cigarette smoking
18–89 47.4 39.6 . . .
Hungary national Health interview survey 2003, Hungary (Olef 2003)
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.6 27.7 32.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 42.5 31.3 36.5
iceland prevalence of smoking in iceland 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–89 20.1 15.0 17.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–89 2.8 4.4 3.6
ireland slan 2007: survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in ireland
2007 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 31.0 27.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
israel the israel Health interview survey based on the eUROHis Questionnaire
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
21+ 13.9 9.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
italy annuario statistico italiano 2008 national daily tobacco smoking
14–100 28.6 16.3 22.2 current tobacco smoking
18–69 35.2 26.2 30.7
Kazakhstan World Health survey, Kazakhstan 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 38.7 5.8 21.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 52.2 9.6 29.9
Kyrgyzstan national epidemiological study of tobacco Use prevalence in Kyrgyzstan
2005 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 45.0 1.6 21.8 current cigarette smoking
15+ 41.7 1.5 20.2
latvia Health behaviour among latvian adults 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 46.6 18.2 30.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.0 5.5 4.9
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
lithuania Health behaviour among lithuanian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 43.4 14.5 26.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 5.0 5.6 5.3
luxembourg le tabagisme au luxembourg 2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 36.0 26.0 31.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
malta european Health interview survey (eHis) malta
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–79 26.2 16.5 20.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–79 5.4 5.7 5.5
monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
netherlands stivORO, annual national Report 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 31.0 25.0 28.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
norway norwegian tobacco statistics 1973—2006, and update 2007
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–74 27.0 26.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–74 11.0 12.0 11.0
poland the current status of the tobacco epidemic in poland
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 34.0 23.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
portugal national Health survey 2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.6 10.6 18.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 3.3 1.2 2.2
Republic of moldova moldova demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–59; female: 15–49
51.1 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the General Romanian population Regarding tobacco Use
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.3 21.3 30.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 6.8 3.7 5.2
Russian federation prevalence of smoking in eight countries of the former soviet Union: results from the living conditions, lifestyles and Health study
2001 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 60.4 15.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
san marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
serbia national Health survey serbia 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20+ 32.5 23.7 27.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
20+ 5.6 5.6 5.9
slovakia World Health survey, slovakia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.8 14.3 22.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 40.8 23.0 30.5
slovenia eHis european Health interview survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.1 15.9 19.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
18+ 5.9 6.0 6.0
spain encuesta nacional de salud 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 32.0 22.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 4.0 2.0 3.0
sweden the swedish survey of living conditions 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 16.0 . . . Occasional tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 8.0 . . .
switzerland la consommation de tabac dans la population suisse
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14–65 23.0 16.0 20.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
14–65 10.0 8.0 9.0
tajikistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the former Yugoslav Republic of macedonia
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkey family Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 50.6 16.6 33.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkmenistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine tobacco in Ukraine 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 62.3 16.7 37.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 66.8 19.9 41.2
United Kingdom of Great britain and northern ireland
General Household survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
16+ 22.0 20.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan Последствия курения для здоровья населения и экономики Узбекистана (результаты социологического исследования домохозяйств и паци-ентов медицинских учреждений) [economic and Health costs of smoking in Uzbekistan]
2006 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 15.5 1.0 8.2 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.0 1.1 10.0
Table 8.1.4 Surveys of adult tobacco use in Europe
. . . data not reported/not available.
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
lithuania Health behaviour among lithuanian adult population
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 43.4 14.5 26.5 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 5.0 5.6 5.3
luxembourg le tabagisme au luxembourg 2004 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 36.0 26.0 31.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
malta european Health interview survey (eHis) malta
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15–79 26.2 16.5 20.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–79 5.4 5.7 5.5
monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
netherlands stivORO, annual national Report 2007 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 31.0 25.0 28.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
norway norwegian tobacco statistics 1973—2006, and update 2007
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–74 27.0 26.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16–74 11.0 12.0 11.0
poland the current status of the tobacco epidemic in poland
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 34.0 23.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
portugal national Health survey 2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 27.6 10.6 18.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 3.3 1.2 2.2
Republic of moldova moldova demographic and Health survey 2005 national current cigarette smoking
male: 15–59; female: 15–49
51.1 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the General Romanian population Regarding tobacco Use
2008 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.3 21.3 30.9 Occasional tobacco smoking
15+ 6.8 3.7 5.2
Russian federation prevalence of smoking in eight countries of the former soviet Union: results from the living conditions, lifestyles and Health study
2001 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 60.4 15.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
san marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
serbia national Health survey serbia 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20+ 32.5 23.7 27.7 Occasional tobacco smoking
20+ 5.6 5.6 5.9
slovakia World Health survey, slovakia 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 32.8 14.3 22.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 40.8 23.0 30.5
slovenia eHis european Health interview survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 23.1 15.9 19.4 Occasional tobacco smoking
18+ 5.9 6.0 6.0
spain encuesta nacional de salud 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
16+ 32.0 22.0 26.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
16+ 4.0 2.0 3.0
sweden the swedish survey of living conditions 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 16.0 . . . Occasional tobacco smoking
16–84 12.0 8.0 . . .
switzerland la consommation de tabac dans la population suisse
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14–65 23.0 16.0 20.0 Occasional tobacco smoking
14–65 10.0 8.0 9.0
tajikistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the former Yugoslav Republic of macedonia
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkey family Health survey 2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 50.6 16.6 33.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
turkmenistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine tobacco in Ukraine 2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 62.3 16.7 37.4 current tobacco smoking
15+ 66.8 19.9 41.2
United Kingdom of Great britain and northern ireland
General Household survey 2007 national current cigarette smoking
16+ 22.0 20.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan Последствия курения для здоровья населения и экономики Узбекистана (результаты социологического исследования домохозяйств и паци-ентов медицинских учреждений) [economic and Health costs of smoking in Uzbekistan]
2006 national daily cigarette smoking
15+ 15.5 1.0 8.2 current cigarette smoking
15+ 20.0 1.1 10.0
europe
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
afghanistan WHO assignment afghanistan noncommunicable diseases cvd
1991 subnational current tobacco use
18+ 82.0 17.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bahrain the 2001 census of population, Housing, buildings and establishments
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 15.0 3.1 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
djibouti enquête djiboutienne à indicateurs multiples 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.1 9.2 25.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
egypt national survey on cigarettes and Waterpipe smoking in egypt
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 39.2 0.4 19.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 59.3 2.7 29.9
iran (islamic Republic of) a national profile of noncommunicable disease Risk factors in the islamic Republic of iran. selected Results of the first survey of the noncommunicable disease Risk factor surveillance system of iran.
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 20.9 2.9 11.9 current tobacco smoking
15–64 24.1 4.3 14.2
iraq مسح صحة االسرة في العراق [iraq family Health survey]
2007 national current tobacco smoking
12+ 26.5 2.9 14.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan prevalence of Risk factors of noncommunicable diseases
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 49.6 5.7 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait surveillance of High Risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in the state of Kuwait
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 37.8 3.0 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 4.5 1.4 2.9
lebanon together for Heart Health: an initiative for community-based cardiovascular disease Risk factor prevention and control
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
25–64 61.0 57.1 58.8 current cigarette smoking
25–64 42.3 30.6 35.7
libyan arab Jamahiriya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
morocco World Health survey, morocco 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 30.3 0.2 15.1 daily cigarette smoking
18+ 27.4 0.2 13.6
Oman smoking in Oman: prevalence and characteristics of smokers, 2004
2000 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 13.4 0.5 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pakistan World Health survey, pakistan 2002– 2003
national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 27.3 4.4 15.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 32.4 5.7 19.1
Qatar World Health survey, Qatar 2006 national daily tobacco use 18+ 19.9 2.2 11.1 Occasional tobacco use
18+ 4.2 0.9 2.6
saudi arabia study of smoking behaviours in the Kingdom of saudi arabia
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 37.6 6.0 22.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
somalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sudan noncommunicable diseases Risk factors survey
2006 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 24.7 2.9 12.0 current tobacco smoking
25–64 29.1 3.5 14.0
syrian arab Republic mapping the Health and environmental situation in informal Zones in aleppo, syria: Report from the aleppo Household survey
2004 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–65 62.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tunisia enquête nationale morbidité et recours aux soins
2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
35–70 53.1 6.6 29.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United arab emirates World Health survey, United arab emirates 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.6 1.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 28.1 2.4 20.5
West bank and Gaza strip < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen family Health survey 2003 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 34.5 12.8 23.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . data not reported/not available.< Refers to a territory.
Table 8.1.5 Surveys of adult tobacco use in the Eastern Mediterranean
eastern mediterranean
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
afghanistan WHO assignment afghanistan noncommunicable diseases cvd
1991 subnational current tobacco use
18+ 82.0 17.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bahrain the 2001 census of population, Housing, buildings and establishments
2001 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 15.0 3.1 10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
djibouti enquête djiboutienne à indicateurs multiples 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 41.1 9.2 25.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
egypt national survey on cigarettes and Waterpipe smoking in egypt
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 39.2 0.4 19.1 current tobacco smoking
18+ 59.3 2.7 29.9
iran (islamic Republic of) a national profile of noncommunicable disease Risk factors in the islamic Republic of iran. selected Results of the first survey of the noncommunicable disease Risk factor surveillance system of iran.
2005 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 20.9 2.9 11.9 current tobacco smoking
15–64 24.1 4.3 14.2
iraq مسح صحة االسرة في العراق [iraq family Health survey]
2007 national current tobacco smoking
12+ 26.5 2.9 14.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan prevalence of Risk factors of noncommunicable diseases
2007 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 49.6 5.7 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait surveillance of High Risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in the state of Kuwait
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
20–64 37.8 3.0 20.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
20–64 4.5 1.4 2.9
lebanon together for Heart Health: an initiative for community-based cardiovascular disease Risk factor prevention and control
2002 subnational current tobacco smoking
25–64 61.0 57.1 58.8 current cigarette smoking
25–64 42.3 30.6 35.7
libyan arab Jamahiriya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
morocco World Health survey, morocco 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 30.3 0.2 15.1 daily cigarette smoking
18+ 27.4 0.2 13.6
Oman smoking in Oman: prevalence and characteristics of smokers, 2004
2000 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 13.4 0.5 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pakistan World Health survey, pakistan 2002– 2003
national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 27.3 4.4 15.9 current tobacco smoking
18+ 32.4 5.7 19.1
Qatar World Health survey, Qatar 2006 national daily tobacco use 18+ 19.9 2.2 11.1 Occasional tobacco use
18+ 4.2 0.9 2.6
saudi arabia study of smoking behaviours in the Kingdom of saudi arabia
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 37.6 6.0 22.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
somalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sudan noncommunicable diseases Risk factors survey
2006 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 24.7 2.9 12.0 current tobacco smoking
25–64 29.1 3.5 14.0
syrian arab Republic mapping the Health and environmental situation in informal Zones in aleppo, syria: Report from the aleppo Household survey
2004 subnational current cigarette smoking
18–65 62.0 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tunisia enquête nationale morbidité et recours aux soins
2005– 2006
national daily tobacco smoking
35–70 53.1 6.6 29.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United arab emirates World Health survey, United arab emirates 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 17.6 1.4 12.8 current tobacco smoking
18+ 28.1 2.4 20.5
West bank and Gaza strip < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen family Health survey 2003 national current tobacco smoking
15+ 34.5 12.8 23.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
australia national drug strategy Household survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14+ 18.0 15.2 16.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
14+ 1.4 1.2 1.3
brunei darussalam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cambodia cambodia national tobacco prevalence survey
2005 national current cigarette smoking
18+ 48.0 3.6 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
china smoking and passive smoking in china 2002 national current cigarette smoking
15–69 57.4 2.6 31.4 ever cigarette smoking
15–69 66.0 3.1 35.8
cook islands cook islands noncommunicable diseases steps survey
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 38.0 29.0 33.0 current tobacco smoking
25–64 47.0 41.0 44.0
fiji fiji noncommunicable diseases steps survey 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–85 26.0 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan Heisei 18-nen kokumin kenkou eiyou tyosa kekka no gaiyou [summary of Results of the national Health and nutrition survey]
2006 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 39.9 10.0 23.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati country profiles on tobacco or Health 2000 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 56.5 32.3 42.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lao people's democratic Republic
World Health survey, lao people's democratic Republic
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 59.0 13.2 35.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 65.8 15.4 40.2
malaysia the third national Health and morbidity survey
2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 46.4 1.6 22.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
marshall islands noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 34.7 4.2 19.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.9 1.8 3.3
micronesia (federated states of)
the federated states of micronesia (pohnpei) noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 34.8 16.1 25.5 current tobacco smoking
25–64 42.0 21.0 31.6
mongolia mongolian steps survey on the prevalence of noncommunicable disease Risk factors
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 43.1 4.1 24.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 48.4 5.5 27.6
nauru nauru noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.5 50.8 48.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 49.7 56.0 52.9
new Zealand new Zealand Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 19.3 17.0 18.1 current tobacco smoking
15+ 21.1 18.8 19.9
niue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
palau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
papua new Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
philippines World Health survey, philippines 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 40.3 7.1 23.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 57.5 12.3 34.7
Republic of Korea Korea national Health and nutrition examination survey (KnHanes iii) 2005: Health behaviours of adults, 2006
2005 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 52.8 5.8 29.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
samoa cardiovascular disease (cvd) Risk factors 1990– 1995
subnational current tobacco smoking
29+ 60.0 24.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
singapore national Health surveillance survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 22.8 3.6 13.0 current cigarette smoking
18+ 25.2 4.2 14.5
solomon islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tonga national census 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.9 12.0 28.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tuvalu tuvalu census 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15 –100 54.6 22.7 37.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vanuatu vanuatu noncommunicable disease survey 1998 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 37.4 3.2 . . . current tobacco smoking
20+ 49.1 5.0 27.2
viet nam World Health survey, viet nam 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 34.8 1.8 17.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 49.4 2.3 24.8
. . . data not reported/not available.
Table 8.1.6 Surveys of adult tobacco use in the Western Pacific
Western Pacific
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country tItle of survey year representa-tIveness
defInItIon no. 1 defInItIon no. 2
descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence descrIptIon age group (years)
prevalence
male (%) female (%) total (%) male (%) female (%) total (%)
australia national drug strategy Household survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
14+ 18.0 15.2 16.6 Occasional tobacco smoking
14+ 1.4 1.2 1.3
brunei darussalam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cambodia cambodia national tobacco prevalence survey
2005 national current cigarette smoking
18+ 48.0 3.6 23.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
china smoking and passive smoking in china 2002 national current cigarette smoking
15–69 57.4 2.6 31.4 ever cigarette smoking
15–69 66.0 3.1 35.8
cook islands cook islands noncommunicable diseases steps survey
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
25–64 38.0 29.0 33.0 current tobacco smoking
25–64 47.0 41.0 44.0
fiji fiji noncommunicable diseases steps survey 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–85 26.0 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan Heisei 18-nen kokumin kenkou eiyou tyosa kekka no gaiyou [summary of Results of the national Health and nutrition survey]
2006 national current tobacco smoking
20+ 39.9 10.0 23.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati country profiles on tobacco or Health 2000 national current tobacco smoking
16+ 56.5 32.3 42.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lao people's democratic Republic
World Health survey, lao people's democratic Republic
2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 59.0 13.2 35.7 current tobacco smoking
18+ 65.8 15.4 40.2
malaysia the third national Health and morbidity survey
2006 national current tobacco smoking
18+ 46.4 1.6 22.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
marshall islands noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 34.7 4.2 19.8 Occasional tobacco smoking
15–64 4.9 1.8 3.3
micronesia (federated states of)
the federated states of micronesia (pohnpei) noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2002 subnational daily tobacco smoking
25–64 34.8 16.1 25.5 current tobacco smoking
25–64 42.0 21.0 31.6
mongolia mongolian steps survey on the prevalence of noncommunicable disease Risk factors
2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 43.1 4.1 24.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 48.4 5.5 27.6
nauru nauru noncommunicable diseases Risk factors steps Report
2004 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.5 50.8 48.2 current tobacco smoking
15–64 49.7 56.0 52.9
new Zealand new Zealand Health survey 2007 national daily tobacco smoking
15+ 19.3 17.0 18.1 current tobacco smoking
15+ 21.1 18.8 19.9
niue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
palau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
papua new Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
philippines World Health survey, philippines 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 40.3 7.1 23.6 current tobacco smoking
18+ 57.5 12.3 34.7
Republic of Korea Korea national Health and nutrition examination survey (KnHanes iii) 2005: Health behaviours of adults, 2006
2005 national current cigarette smoking
20+ 52.8 5.8 29.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
samoa cardiovascular disease (cvd) Risk factors 1990– 1995
subnational current tobacco smoking
29+ 60.0 24.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
singapore national Health surveillance survey 2007 national daily cigarette smoking
18+ 22.8 3.6 13.0 current cigarette smoking
18+ 25.2 4.2 14.5
solomon islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tonga national census 2006 national daily tobacco smoking
15–64 45.9 12.0 28.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tuvalu tuvalu census 2002 national daily tobacco smoking
15 –100 54.6 22.7 37.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vanuatu vanuatu noncommunicable disease survey 1998 national daily cigarette smoking
20+ 37.4 3.2 . . . current tobacco smoking
20+ 49.1 5.0 27.2
viet nam World Health survey, viet nam 2003 national daily tobacco smoking
18+ 34.8 1.8 17.5 current tobacco smoking
18+ 49.4 2.3 24.8