As of 2018, the share of smokers in Nigeria added up to roughly 2.5 percent of the surveyed sample. Male smokers were more frequent than female smokers. Particularly, six percent of males living in rural areas smoked, whereas the share in urban Nigeria was slightly lower (5.2 percent). Female smokers amounted to about 0.3 percent of the sample.
Share of tobacco smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by zone and gender
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Share of tobacco smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by zone and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124805/share-of-tobacco-smokers-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-gender/
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