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Prevalence of smoking (%)

DefinitionPercentage of population who currently smoke.
This indicator is also known as 'Current smokers (%)'

Note that the indicator may be given just for cigarettes or for other tobacco products.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Behaviour & Awareness

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Prevalence of smoking (%) [Definition]
1993 ---------[1] 32.6
1998 ---------[2] 24.0
1998 female10.810.912.24.81.86.331.07.629.4[3] 10.7
1998 male45.944.042.438.129.240.057.745.348.9[4] 42.3
1999 youth27.832.935.630.028.526.935.136.744.8[5] 32.5
1999 youth - female21.328.933.022.123.919.330.429.140.0[6] 26.5
1999 youth - male33.037.138.037.230.033.839.244.548.2[7] 38.0
2000 ---------[8] 27.1
2000 female---------[9] 11.7
2000 male---------[10] 44.0
2002 youth28.431.235.825.317.422.731.424.142.4[11] 27.6
2002 youth - female21.126.028.019.214.315.324.217.638.4[12] 21.6
2002 youth - male37.336.544.132.620.729.938.530.846.9[13] 34.3
2003 female 15+8.911.79.44.23.84.035.07.328.7[14] 10.2
2003 female 15-19---------5.4
2003 female 18+ WHS---------[15] 10.2
2003 male 15+43.940.638.521.024.933.451.437.649.8[16] 35.1
2003 male 15-19---------16.0
2003 male 18+ WHS---------[17] 36.0
2003 total 18+ WHS---------[18] 22.4
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. SAMJ 92(468-72): Van Walbeek C. Recent trends in Cigarette Smoking Prevalence in South Africa: Some evidence from AMPS data. S Afr Med J. 2002;92(6):468-72.
    Local copy: -
  2. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  3. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
    Defn: Percentage who smoke daily or occasionally.
  4. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
    Defn: Percentage who smoke daily or occasionally.
  5. GYTS 1999: South Africa Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Fact Sheet. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/reports.htm The South Africa GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components South Africa could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The South Africa GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 8-10, conducted in 1999.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/GYTS_1999.pdf
    Definition: Students in grades 8-10 currently using any tobacco product (Male = 38%, Female = 26.5%)
  6. GYTS 1999: South Africa Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Fact Sheet. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/reports.htm The South Africa GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components South Africa could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The South Africa GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 8-10, conducted in 1999.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/GYTS_1999.pdf
    Students in grades 8-10 currently using any tobacco product.
  7. GYTS 1999: South Africa Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Fact Sheet. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/reports.htm The South Africa GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components South Africa could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The South Africa GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 8-10, conducted in 1999.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/GYTS_1999.pdf
    Students in grades 8-10 currently using any tobacco product.
  8. SAMJ 92(468-72): Van Walbeek C. Recent trends in Cigarette Smoking Prevalence in South Africa: Some evidence from AMPS data. S Afr Med J. 2002;92(6):468-72.
    Local copy: -
  9. SAMJ 92(468-72): Van Walbeek C. Recent trends in Cigarette Smoking Prevalence in South Africa: Some evidence from AMPS data. S Afr Med J. 2002;92(6):468-72.
    Local copy: -
  10. SAMJ 92(468-72): Van Walbeek C. Recent trends in Cigarette Smoking Prevalence in South Africa: Some evidence from AMPS data. S Afr Med J. 2002;92(6):468-72.
    Local copy: -
  11. GYTS 2002: Swart D, Reddy SP, Panday S, Philip JL, Naidoo N, Ngobeni N. The 2002 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS): The 2nd GYTS in South Africa (SA) - A comparison between GYTS (SA) 1999 and GYTS (SA) 2002. Cape Town: South African MRC; 2004. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/healthpromotion.htm
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/GYTS_2002.pdf
    The definition of current smokers used in this source was: Percentage of people who smoked on one or more of the 30 days preceding the survey. These data are for use of any tobacco product.
  12. GYTS 2002: Swart D, Reddy SP, Panday S, Philip JL, Naidoo N, Ngobeni N. The 2002 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS): The 2nd GYTS in South Africa (SA) - A comparison between GYTS (SA) 1999 and GYTS (SA) 2002. Cape Town: South African MRC; 2004. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/healthpromotion.htm
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/GYTS_2002.pdf
    The definition of current smokers used in this source was: Percentage of people who smoked on one or more of the 30 days preceding the survey. These data are for use of any tobacco product.
  13. GYTS 2002: Swart D, Reddy SP, Panday S, Philip JL, Naidoo N, Ngobeni N. The 2002 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS): The 2nd GYTS in South Africa (SA) - A comparison between GYTS (SA) 1999 and GYTS (SA) 2002. Cape Town: South African MRC; 2004. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/healthpromotion.htm
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/GYTS_2002.pdf
    The definition of current smokers used in this source was: Percentage of people who smoked on one or more of the 30 days preceding the survey. These data are for use of any tobacco product.
  14. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
    Percentage of women aged 15 and above who currently smoke daily or occasionally.
  15. WHO Global Infobase: WHO Global Infobase online database http://www.who.int/infobase/
    Local copy: -
    Based on World Health Survey 2003.
  16. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
    Percentage of men aged 15 and above who currently smoke daily or occasionally.
  17. WHO Global Infobase: WHO Global Infobase online database http://www.who.int/infobase/
    Local copy: -
    Based on World Health Survey 2003.
  18. WHO Global Infobase: WHO Global Infobase online database http://www.who.int/infobase/
    Local copy: -
    Based on World Health Survey 2003.
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