Daily smokers, women aged 15 and older, OECD

percent of population, 1960–2016

Country	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Australia					28.00	27.00	26.00	26.67	27.33	28.00	28.32	28.64	28.96	29.28	29.60	31.05	32.50	32.15	31.80	31.45	31.10	31.03	30.97	30.90	30.10	29.30	28.50	28.00	27.50	27.00	25.93	24.87	23.80	23.20	22.60	22.00	21.27	20.53	19.80	19.20	18.60	18.00	17.50	17.00	16.50	16.13	15.77	15.40	14.97	14.53	14.10	13.17	12.23	11.30	11.13	10.97	10.80
Austria													9.80	10.34	10.89	11.43	11.97	12.51	13.06	13.60	14.16	14.71	15.27	15.83	16.39	16.94	17.50	17.62	17.74	17.85	17.97	18.09	18.21	18.33	18.45	18.56	18.68	18.80	18.87	18.93	19.00	19.07	19.13	19.20	19.27	19.33	19.40	19.74	20.08	20.41	20.75	21.09	21.43	21.76	22.10
Belgium																																						19.70	19.75	19.80	19.85	19.90	19.83	19.77	19.70	19.20	18.70	18.20	17.70	17.48	17.27	17.05	16.83	16.62	16.40
Brazil																																												13.70	13.27	12.83	12.40	12.30	12.00	11.50	11.70	10.70	9.20	8.60	7.30	5.40
Canada					30.00	30.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.01	30.03	30.04	30.06	30.07	30.09	30.10	29.50	28.90	28.60	28.30	28.05	27.80	25.80	26.40	27.00	29.40	26.70	25.60	24.93	24.27	23.60	22.85	22.10	22.20	22.30	21.60	20.90	20.20	18.60	17.00	16.30	15.60	15.85	16.10	15.10	14.20	13.70	14.00	13.50	12.90	11.70
Chile																																												28.50	28.08	27.67	27.25	26.83	26.42	26.00
China																																									3.50	3.36	3.22	3.08	2.94	2.80	2.60	2.40	2.20	2.00	2.20	2.10	2.00	1.93	1.87	1.80
Colombia																																									10.60	10.24	9.88	9.52	9.16	8.80	8.52	8.24	7.96	7.68	7.40	7.15	6.90	6.67	6.43	6.20
Costa Rica																																									14.10	13.62	13.14	12.66	12.18	11.70	11.32	10.94	10.56	10.18	9.80	9.50	9.20	8.90	8.60	8.30
Czech Republic																																		21.00	20.73	20.47	20.20	19.23	18.27	17.30	17.57	17.83	18.10	22.60	20.10	19.40	19.50	18.80	18.80	18.00	16.50	18.80	19.60	17.40	18.50	14.80
Denmark											47.00	45.00	46.00	46.00	46.00	46.00	47.00	47.00	46.00	45.00	44.00	44.00	43.00	43.00	43.00	42.00	45.00	42.00	42.00	41.00	42.00	41.00	39.00	39.00	35.00	33.00	32.00	30.00	30.00	27.00	29.00	25.50	26.00	25.00	23.00	24.00	23.00	21.00	22.00	17.00	19.30	18.03	16.77	15.50	17.00	17.00
Estonia																															14.50	16.20	17.90	19.65	21.40	21.10	20.80	20.05	19.30	19.65	20.00	18.75	17.50	19.30	21.10	20.30	19.50	18.30	17.10	17.90	18.70	18.50	18.30	17.05	15.80	15.65	15.50
Finland																			17.40	18.30	16.60	18.50	16.00	18.50	17.10	14.30	18.30	21.10	20.30	19.20	20.00	21.60	20.00	18.60	18.60	19.50	18.20	19.70	20.40	20.10	20.30	19.70	19.90	19.30	19.50	18.20	18.90	16.60	17.60	16.00	15.70	14.80	14.00	13.20	14.00	14.50
France	11.00	10.80	10.60	10.40	10.20	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.38	10.76	11.14	11.52	11.90	12.29	12.67	13.05	13.43	13.81	14.19	14.57	14.95	15.33	15.71	16.10	16.48	16.86	17.24	17.62	18.00	19.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	19.00	22.00	23.00	22.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	20.05	19.10	20.25	21.40	21.85	22.30	21.50	20.70	20.45	20.20	19.80	19.40
Germany																			16.50	16.64	16.77	16.91	17.05	17.18	17.32	17.45	17.59	17.73	17.86	18.00	17.93	17.87	17.80	17.80	17.80	17.80	18.08	18.35	18.63	18.90	18.95	19.00	19.05	19.10	18.95	18.80	18.50	18.20	17.90	17.60	17.48	17.35	17.23	17.10
Greece																																							29.00	28.00	27.00	28.08	29.15	30.23	31.30	31.05	30.80	32.15	33.50	26.10	25.16	24.22	23.28	22.34	21.40
Hungary																																			27.00	26.33	25.67	25.00	24.33	23.67	23.00	23.53	24.07	24.60	24.12	23.63	23.15	22.67	22.18	21.70	21.52	21.34	21.16	20.98	20.80
Iceland																												30.60	32.30	32.90	29.80	28.80	28.90	26.50	25.60	26.70	27.20	25.80	25.10	25.50	22.00	22.10	20.40	19.20	18.60	19.20	17.00	17.60	15.00	15.20	13.90	14.20	12.80	12.10	13.00	11.00	10.80
India																																									6.00	5.80	5.60	5.40	5.20	5.00	4.84	4.68	4.52	4.36	4.20	4.10	4.00	3.87	3.73	3.60
Ireland													43.30	42.20	40.30	39.20	37.20	38.30	35.30	34.90	34.10	33.68	33.26	32.84	32.42	32.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	29.00	27.00	30.00	26.00	28.00	29.00	30.00	31.00	32.00	30.75	29.50	28.25	27.00	26.00	25.00	24.00	23.00	22.00	21.38	20.75	20.13	19.50	18.88	18.25	17.63	17.00	17.00
Israel																																					16.00	15.85	15.70	15.55	15.40	15.35	15.30	15.50	15.70	14.80	13.90	12.50	11.10	11.85	12.60	12.00	11.40	10.80	11.40	12.75	14.10
Italy																					16.70	17.03	17.37	17.70	17.60	17.50	17.40	17.50	17.60	17.70	17.80	17.40	17.00	16.60	16.90	17.40	18.00	17.50	17.50	17.30	17.40	17.10	17.20	17.60	17.00	16.40	17.20	16.60	16.40	17.10	17.10	16.80	16.50	15.90	14.90	15.80	15.30
Japan						15.70	18.00	17.70	15.40	15.40	15.60	14.70	15.50	15.10	16.70	15.10	15.40	15.10	16.20	15.40	14.40	15.30	15.40	13.50	14.00	13.70	12.60	13.40	13.10	9.40	9.70	9.70	9.00	8.90	9.10	10.60	9.80	11.60	10.90	10.30	11.50	9.90	10.20	11.30	12.00	11.30	10.00	11.00	9.10	10.90	8.40	9.70	9.00	8.20	8.50	7.90
Latvia																																																	13.00	13.25	13.50	13.75	14.00	14.25	14.50
Lithuania																																														9.80	9.73	9.67	9.60	9.53	9.47	9.40	9.33	9.27	9.20
Luxembourg																																										23.00	22.00	22.00	23.00	19.00	18.00	18.00	18.00	17.00	15.70	15.50	15.20	13.90	13.70	13.90	12.60
Mexico																																											6.50	6.10	5.70	5.30	4.90	4.50	4.10	3.70	4.25	4.80	4.50	4.20	3.90	3.60
Netherlands							40.00	42.00	42.00	42.00	42.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	39.67	39.33	39.00	38.00	34.00	36.00	33.00	34.00	33.00	34.00	34.00	33.00	29.00	29.00	32.00	33.00	31.00	31.00	32.00	31.00	32.00	32.00	31.00	32.00	29.00	25.40	24.50	24.30	22.30	22.10	21.70	21.00	20.80	19.80	18.80	18.30	16.30	16.30	16.70	16.90
New Zealand																	32.00	31.40	30.80	30.20	29.60	29.00	30.00	31.00	31.00	30.00	31.00	28.00	29.00	27.00	27.00	26.00	27.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	27.00	24.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	24.00	23.00	21.00	22.50	19.50	17.00	16.76	16.52	16.28	16.04	15.80	15.10	14.30	13.90	12.90
Norway														32.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	30.00	31.00	33.00	30.00	31.00	34.00	32.00	34.00	32.00	31.00	33.00	35.00	34.00	33.00	33.00	32.00	36.00	31.00	32.00	33.00	33.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	29.00	30.00	25.00	25.00	24.00	24.00	22.00	22.00	20.00	19.00	18.00	16.00	14.00	13.00	13.00	11.00
Poland																																					20.50	20.30	20.10	19.90	19.70	19.50	19.43	19.37	19.30	19.02	18.74	18.46	18.18	17.90	17.76	17.62	17.48	17.34	17.20
Portugal																												5.10	5.38	5.66	5.93	6.21	6.49	6.77	7.04	7.32	7.60	8.43	9.27	10.10	10.23	10.36	10.49	10.61	10.74	10.87	11.00	10.99	10.98	10.96	10.95	10.94	10.93	10.91	10.90
Russia																																12.00	11.84	11.69	11.53	11.37	11.21	11.06	10.90	11.75	12.60	15.50	15.33	15.17	15.00	15.26	15.52	15.78	16.04	16.30	13.00	9.70	10.10	10.50	7.80	7.85	7.90
Slovakia																																												14.30	14.00	13.70	13.40	13.10	12.80	12.50	13.16	13.82	14.48	15.14	15.80
Slovenia																																																15.50	15.57	15.64	15.71	15.79	15.86	15.93	16.00
South Africa																																									12.50	12.00	11.50	11.00	10.50	10.00	9.60	9.20	8.80	8.40	8.00	7.70	7.40	7.10	6.80	6.50
South Korea																														6.40	6.07	5.73	5.40	5.43	5.47	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.07	4.63	4.20	4.33	4.45	4.58	4.70	5.05	5.40	7.40	7.00	5.20	5.10	5.80	4.30	4.00	3.40
Spain																										27.00	24.95	22.90	22.15	21.40	21.25	21.10	20.95	20.80	22.65	24.50	24.65	24.80	24.75	24.70	24.65	24.60	23.50	22.40	22.10	21.80	21.50	21.43	21.37	21.30	20.75	20.20	19.67	19.13	18.60
Sweden																		32.30	31.10	29.90	28.70	26.90	27.70	26.40	28.00	27.20	26.50	26.10	26.30	26.20	25.90	24.40	26.60	23.40	23.80	23.60	23.30	21.90	21.10	19.40	21.00	19.90	16.10	16.50	14.80	13.80	14.10	12.80	12.90	13.30	12.50	12.40	13.10	11.70	12.10	10.70
Switzerland																																	22.40	22.84	23.28	23.72	24.16	24.60	24.22	23.84	23.46	23.08	22.70	21.68	20.66	19.64	18.62	17.60	17.64	17.68	17.72	17.76	17.80
Turkey																														27.10	26.63	26.17	25.70	25.23	24.77	24.30	23.49	22.68	21.86	21.05	20.24	19.43	18.61	17.80	17.40	17.00	16.60	14.10	11.60	11.95	12.30	11.50	10.70	11.90	13.10
United Kingdom	42.00	43.00	42.00	43.00	41.00	42.00	45.00	44.00	43.00	44.00	44.00	42.00	42.00	43.00	41.00	39.50	38.00	37.50	37.00	37.00	37.00	35.00	33.00	32.50	32.00	31.50	31.00	30.50	30.00	30.00	30.00	29.00	28.00	27.00	26.00	26.50	27.00	27.00	27.00	26.00	25.00	26.00	25.00	24.00	23.00	23.00	21.00	20.00	21.00	20.00	20.00	19.00	19.00	17.00	17.00
United States						33.90	33.90	31.40	30.50	31.00	31.50	31.65	31.80	31.95	32.10	32.05	32.00	32.10	30.60	29.90	29.30	29.37	29.43	29.50	28.70	27.90	27.20	26.50	25.70	24.25	22.80	20.20	21.20	18.70	19.10	18.30	18.20	18.10	18.20	17.80	17.30	17.10	16.50	15.70	15.10	14.90	14.50	13.70	15.10	14.40	13.60	13.30	12.50	11.90	11.80	10.70

Daily smokers are defined as the population aged 15 years and over who are reporting to smoke every day. Smoking is a major risk factor for at least two of the leading causes of premature mortality – circulatory disease and cancer, increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, lung cancer, and cancers of the larynx and mouth. In addition, smoking is an important contributing factor for respiratory diseases. This indicator is presented as a total and per gender and is measured as a percentage of the population considered (total, men or women) aged 15 years and over.

Source: OECD

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