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Smokers as a percentage of population by age and sex

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Source: UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national official sources.

Definition: Smoking is defined as the daily smoking of at least one cigarette.

General note: Percentage

Country: Armenia

1995: data refer to 1997.
2010: data refer to age group 15-49.

Country: Austria

Break in methodlogy (2006): Data for 2006 come from the Autrian Health Interview Survey, for 1995 from the Labour force Survey ad hoc module on smoking habits.

Country: Austria

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1997.

Country: Belarus

Data refer to population aged 16+.

Country: Bulgaria

- Reference period (2019): Preliminary data. Data source: European health interview survey wave 3 carried out by National Statistical Institute - Bulgaria.
- Reference period (2008): Data source: European health interview survey wave 2 carried out by National Statistical Institute - Bulgaria

Country: Canada

Data exclude institutional residents and full-time members of the Canadian Forces.

Country: Canada

Data exclude residents of Indian Reserves, Crown Lands and certain remote regions.

Country: Croatia

Change in definition (1995): data refer to age group 18-65.

Country: Croatia

Change in definition (2003): data refer to population aged 18+.

Country: Croatia

Reference period (2012): data refer to 2011.

Country: Cyprus

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1989.

Country: Cyprus

Data cover only government controlled area.

Country: Czechia

2004: data refer to population aged 18-64; age group 15-24 refers to 18-24.
1990, 1995 and 2000: data refer to 1993, 1996 and 1999.

Country: Denmark

Change in definition (1990 - 2013): Data refer to population aged 16+; age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.

Country: Estonia

Data refer to population aged 16-64; age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.

Country: Estonia

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1996

Country: France

Change in definition (1995 - 2000): Data refer to population aged 18-74; age group 15-24 refers to 18-24.

Country: France

Change in definition (2002 - 2014): Data refer to population aged 15-75

Country: France

Territorial change (2002 - 2014): Data cover only Metropolitan France.

Country: Germany

2000: data refer to 1999.

Country: Iceland

Change in definition (1990 - 2013): Data for smokers 15+ refers to persons aged 15-89. As of 2014, data refer to persons aged 18-89. Data for smokers aged 15-24 refers to persons aged 18-24 as of 2014.

Country: Ireland

Age group 15-24 refers to 15-23. 2000: data refer to 1998. 2000-2002: data include occasional smokers. 2003: data refer to people smoking one or more cigarettes a week. From 2015, data related to the population aged 15 and over who report that they are daily smokers.

Country: Israel

Additional information (1995 - 2013): Data are based on different surveys and methodologies across years.

Country: Israel

Change in definition (1995 - 2010): Data refer to population aged 20+.

Country: Israel

Change in definition (2003): Data refer to population aged 20+.
Data refer to population aged 21+ and based on health survey.

Country: Israel

Change in definition (2013): Data refer to population aged 21+.

Country: Israel

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1996-1997.

Country: Israel

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999-2000.

Country: Israel

Reference period (2003): Data refer to 2003-2004.

Country: Italy

Break in methodlogy (2001): From 2001 data come from survey "Aspects of daily life" , before 2001 data come from survey "Health condition and use of health services".

Country: Italy

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1994.

Country: Kazakhstan

Age group 15+ refers to 15-49.

Country: Latvia

Data for 2003 - from the Health Interview Survey. Data cover population 15-75 years old.Data for 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2012 - from Health Behaviour Survey among Latvian Adult population. Data cover population 15-64 years old.Data for 2008 and 2014 - from the European Health iInterview Survey (EHIS). Data cover population 15+.

Country: Malta

Data refer to population aged 18+ residing in private households.
Data for age group 15 - 24 are not available due to under-representation.

Country: Netherlands

Change in definition (1990 - 1995): Data refer to population age 16+.

Country: Netherlands

Data include all types of smokers. In 2014, interviewing and weighting method was changed, causing a break in the time series.

Country: Norway

Change in definition (1980 - 2009): Date refer to three-year average.

Country: Norway

Data refer to population aged 16-74; age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.

Country: Poland

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1996.

Country: Portugal

Before 2005: data cover only mainland territory (without Autonomous Regions of Acores and Madeira).
1995, 2000, 2005: data refer to 1995/1996, 1998/1999 and 2005/2006.

Country: Republic of Moldova

Additional information (2010 - 2012): Data exclude the territory of the Transnistria and municipality of Bender

Country: Republic of Moldova

Change in definition (2010 - 2012): Smoking is defined as daily smoking or smoking sometimes

Country: Republic of Moldova

Reference period (2010): The survey was conducted in August-October 2010

Country: Republic of Moldova

Reference period (2012): The survey was conducted in July-September 2012

Country: Romania

Break in methodology (2009): From 2009 change in data source

Country: Russian Federation

Change in definition: Data refer to daily smokers of age 15+.

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (1990): Data for population aged 15+ refer to age 18+.

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (1995 - 2000): Data for population aged 15+ refer to age 18+.
Age group 15-24 refers to 15-16.

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (2001 - 2004): Data for population aged 25-64.

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (2008 - 2012): Data for population aged 25-74.

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1988.

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1994.

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: Spain

Break in methodlogy (2003): Proxy were allowed

Country: Spain

Break in methodlogy (2009): Questionnaire self-administered

Country: Spain

Change in definition (1980 - 2003): Data refer to population aged 16+. Age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.
Data refer to Spanish nationals only.

Country: Spain

Change in definition (2006 - 2009): Data refer to population aged 16+. Age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.

Country: Spain

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1993.

Country: Spain

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1997.

Country: Sweden

Change in definition (1980 - 2001): Age group 15+ refers to 16+, age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.
Data refer to population aged 16-84.

Country: Sweden

Change in definition (2002 - onwards): (1) Data for age group 15+ refers to 16+. (2) Data for age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.

Country: Sweden

Data do not include snuff users.

Country: Switzerland

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1992.

Country: Switzerland

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1997.

Country: Switzerland

--Reference period (1990-2017): Primary source -- Swiss Health Survey.

Country: Turkiye

Break in methodlogy (2006): Data come from the Life Satisfaction Survey. For other years data come from a different source.

Country: Turkiye

Break in methodlogy (2008, 2012): Data for 2008 and 2012 come from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey. For other years data come from a different source.

Country: Turkiye

Break in methodlogy (2010, 2014): Data come from the Health Interview Survey. For other years data come from a different source.

Country: Ukraine

From 2014 data cover the territories under the government control.

Country: Ukraine

Territorial change (2000 - 2013): The territorial sample exclude localities in the territory which was radioactively contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster .

Country: United Kingdom

- Primary source is Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, General Lifestyle Survey and General Household Survey.
- Change in definition (1980 - onwards): Data refer to population aged 16+. Smokers are defined as anyone who has ever smoked and describes themselves as a current smoker. Age group 15-24 refers to 16-24.
- 2020-2021: From 20 March 2020 the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) became weekly, to understand how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting life in Great Britain; from 25 August 2021, as we moved to a period where COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted across Great Britain, the OPN covered roughly fortnightly periods with an issued sample size of around 5,000 adults in each period to help ensure the survey remained sustainable.
- 2018-2019: As part of the Census and Data Collection Transformation Programme (CDCTP) in ONS, the method for collecting Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) questionnaire responses is being transformed to mixed-mode (online first with telephone follow up) data collection, where previously, prior to 2018, data were collected using a face-to-face interview. The latest data suggest minimal/no impact for continuity.
- 2000-2019: Weighted data are only available from 2000 onwards.
- 2006-2011: Estimates for 2006 to 2011 include longitudinal data.
- 2004-2005: Estimate for 2004 and 2005 both include the period 1 January 2005-31 March 2005 as a result a change in survey period from a fiscal year to a calendar year.
- 1980-2004: Estimates prior to 2005 are based on a fiscal year rather than a calendar year.
- 1995: Data refer to 1994.
- 1980-2000: Data on cigarette use were collected on a 2-yearly basis prior to 2000.
- Territorial change (1980 - onwards): Estimates are for Great Britain excluding Northern Ireland.

Country: United States

Data for 1980 include persons aged 17+, for all other years data refer to the population aged 18+.
1980, 1990: data refer to both daily and nondaily smokers.