Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece
Greece: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece stood at 30.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece peaked at 52.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 29th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2% | — |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 46.4% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.7% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 30.2% | 33.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Greece was 30.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Greece ranks 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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