Select Countries

00
Select All
Clear All
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
DRC
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
SADR
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Select Indicators

Clear All
00
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
Life expectancy at birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Stillbirth rate
Neonatal mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
Under 5 mortality rate
Antenatal care coverage: 4+ visits
Antenatal care coverage: 8+ visits
Births attended by skilled health personnel
Postpartum care coverage for mothers
Postnatal care coverage for newborns
Exclusive breastfeeding for infants under 6 months
Coverage of first dose of measles vaccination
Stunting - short height for age under age 5
Wasting – low weight for height under age 5
Overweight - heavy for height under 5
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Child marriage before age 15
Child marriage before age 18
Female genital mutilation
Sexual violence by age 18 - female
Sexual violence by age 18 - male
Very early child bearing under age 16
Adolescent birth rate ages 15 to 19
Contraceptive prevalance rate, modern methods, all women
Demand satisfied for modern contraception
Communicable Diseases
New HIV infections
Antiretroviral treatment coverage
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Condom use
New TB infections
New malaria infections
Non-Communicable Diseases
Mortality from non-communicable diseases
Suicide mortality rate
Current tobacco use among females aged 15 and over
Current tobacco use among males aged 15 and over
Harmful alcohol use aged 15 and over
Health Financing
External health expenditure as % current health expenditure
Government health expenditure as % current health expenditure
Government health expenditure as % GDP
Government health expenditure as % general govt expenditure
Government health expenditure per capita
Out-of-pocket health expenditure as % of current health expenditure
Percentage of national health budget allocated for reproductive health
Health systems and policies
Density of health workers - physicians
Density of health workers - nurses and midwives
Density of health workers - pharmaceutical staff
Qualified obstetricians
Birth registration
At least basic drinking water
At least basic sanitation services
Open defecation
Implementation of AMRH Initiative

Create Chart

 

 
 

Your Selection

Countries:
Indicators:
  • None selected
  • None selected

Indicator Title

Return

Indicator Information

Select Stats

Contact

Alphabetical order

Download
Print
  • PNG image
  • JPEG image
  • PDF document
  • SVG vector image
  • CSV file
What does it mean ?
Full Name: Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among males 15 years and older
Full Unit: Percentage (%)
Year-range of Data: 2015 - 2016
Source: WHO Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030) data portal
Link to Source: http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.gswcah
Date Source Published: 23rd March 2018
Date Source Accessed: 25th April 2019

The following countries had no data:
Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Madagascar, SADR, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan

Alternative Data Sources
   

Current tobacco use among males aged 15 and over

What does it mean ?

Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among females 15 years and older is defined as the percentage of the female population aged 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product whether smoked or smokeless on a daily / non-daily basis or occasional smoking. "Tobacco smoking" includes cigarettes, cigars, pipes or any other smoked tobacco products.

Why does it matter ?

Tobacco use is a major contributor to illness and death caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs). There is no proven safe level of tobacco use or of second-hand smoke exposure. All daily and non-daily tobacco users are at risk of a variety of poor health outcomes, including NCDs. Reducing the prevalence of current tobacco use will contribute largely to reducing premature death from NCDs. It is necessary to routinely and regularly monitor this indicator to accurately monitor and evaluate the impact of implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), or tobacco control policies in countries that are not yet part of the WHO FCTC, over time. This is an indicator for monitoring Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Target 3.a: Strengthen the implementation of the WHO FCTC in all countries, as appropriate. It is also an indicator for monitoring the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030).

How is it collected ?

The preferred sources of data are specific population surveys and surveillance systems reporting at least one indicator measuring current tobacco use, daily tobacco use, current tobacco smoking, daily tobacco smoking, current cigarette smoking or daily cigarette smoking. Data collected through population-based surveys that are nationally representative are used to calculate comparable estimates for this indicator.

Share this :

Close

More about indicator, sources and calculations

More about indicator and sources

Having prevalence estimates that are “age-standardised” make them comparable across all countries no matter the demographic profile of the country. This is done by applying each country’s age-and-sex specific prevalence rates to the WHO Standard Population. The calculated rates should be interpreted with caution especially in countries where there are large gaps in the survey in the same country and where the estimates 'borrow' inforamtion from neighbouring countries.

For more information, visit: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-0a-01.pdf

More information on calculations

A statistical model is used to model prevalence of current tobacco smoking for each country, separately for men and women. Using age-and-sex-specific prevalence rates from national surveys, the model was fitted to calculate trend estimates from the year 2000 to 2030. The model has two main components: (a) adjusting for missing indicators and age groups, and (b) generating an estimate of trends over time. Depending on the completeness and comprehensiveness of survey data from a particular country, the model usees of data from other countries to fill information gaps from countries in the same UN subregion. The resulting trend lines are used to derive estimates for single years, so that a number can be reported even if the country did not run a survey in that year. In order to make the results comparable between countries, the prevalence rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population. Estimates for countries with irregular surveys or many data gaps will have large uncertainty ranges, and such results should be interpreted with caution.

See this page for more inforamtion including on where to find the detailed methods: http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.gswcah

CARMMA African Union

This site is managed by the African Union's Department of Social Affairs

Language:

English

French

Contact Us

Keep up to date:

Twitter

Facebook