As of 2018, the share of smokers in Nigeria added up to roughly 2.5 percent of the surveyed sample. Especially, 5.4 percent of males and 0.3 percent females smoked cigarettes either daily or occasionally. The highest percentage of smokers was recorded among older males.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Share of cigarettes' smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124818/share-of-cigarettes-smokers-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
The DHS Program. "Share of cigarettes' smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by age and gender." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124818/share-of-cigarettes-smokers-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
The DHS Program. (2019). Share of cigarettes' smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124818/share-of-cigarettes-smokers-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
The DHS Program. "Share of Cigarettes' Smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124818/share-of-cigarettes-smokers-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/
The DHS Program, Share of cigarettes' smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124818/share-of-cigarettes-smokers-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of cigarettes' smokers in Nigeria in 2018, by age and gender [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124818/share-of-cigarettes-smokers-in-nigeria-by-age-and-gender/