2019 saw a prevalence of current adult tobacco use of 20.3% in South Africa, a decrease of 0.1% (-0.5%).
Prevalence of current adult tobacco use in South Africa
Adult tobacco use
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 2000 to 2020
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is South Africa's Adult tobacco use?
As of 2020 South Africa's Adult tobacco use was 20.3.
How does South Africa's Adult tobacco use compare to other regions?
South Africa's Adult tobacco use was ranked 76th in 2020
Similar regions to South Africa
Adult tobacco use
More indicators for South Africa
Female suicide mortality rate
9.8
0.1
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
54%
5.9%
(2016)
Birth registration
88.6%
3.6%
(2017)
Probability of dying among 15-19
7.4
0.0
(2021)
Female mortality between age 15 and 60
294.8%
38.2%
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar62
intl dollar6
(2020)
South Africa Adult tobacco use between 2000 and 2020
Period | Adult tobacco use | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 20.3% | 0.1% |
2019 | 20.4% | 0% |
2018 | 20.4% | 0.6% |
2015 | 21% | 0.6% |
2010 | 21.6% | 0.9% |
2005 | 22.5% | 1% |
2000 | 23.5% |
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