Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador

El Salvador: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 286,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling

Latest (2030)
286,000
World rank
120th
of 166 countries
All-time high
459,000
in 2000
All-time low
286,000
in 2030
Years of data
11
2000–2030

Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador, 2000–2030

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2000201520302000: 459.0k2005: 414.0k2007: 399.0k2010: 385.0k2015: 364.0k2020: 334.0k2022: 324.0k2023: 317.0k2024: 314.0k2025: 310.0k2030: 286.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 286,000 for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador peaked at 459,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 286,000, in 2030.

El Salvador ranks 120th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador, 2000 to 2030.
Year Value Change
2000 459,000
2005 414,000 -9.8%
2007 399,000 -3.6%
2010 385,000 -3.5%
2015 364,000 -5.5%
2020 334,000 -8.2%
2022 324,000 -3.0%
2023 317,000 -2.2%
2024 314,000 -0.9%
2025 310,000 -1.3%
2030 286,000 -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 424,000 399,000 459,000 3
2010s 374,500 364,000 385,000 2
2020s 319,800 310,000 334,000 5
2030s 286,000 286,000 286,000 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador?
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in El Salvador was 286,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 459,000 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 286,000 in 2030.
How does El Salvador rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
El Salvador ranks 120th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
173 places, 1,903 data points, 2000–2030
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