Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Panama
Panama: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4.8% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Panama peaked at 13.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2024.
That places Panama 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Panama?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Panama was 4.8% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Panama ranks 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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