Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 6.1% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador is 6.1%, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador peaked at 13.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2030.
That places El Salvador 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 6.1% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2030s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in El Salvador was 6.1% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2030.
- How does El Salvador rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- El Salvador ranks 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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