National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE in Australia
Australia: National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE was 8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
8
in 2022
All-time low
6
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2022
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE in Australia, 2007–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free in Australia is 8, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free in Australia peaked at 8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2007.
That places Australia 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free in Australia?
- National smoking ban: number of places smoke-free in Australia was 8 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is national smoking ban: number of places smoke-free rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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