In 2020, nearly 2.7 million people smoked tobacco in Kenya. According to the source estimates, men constituted the majority of tobacco smokers in the country, accounting for some 2.5 million. That same year, the prevalence of tobacco smoking in Kenya stood at roughly nine percent.
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WHO. (November 16, 2021). Number of tobacco smokers in Kenya as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280987/number-of-tobacco-smokers-in-kenya-by-gender/
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WHO. (2021). Number of tobacco smokers in Kenya as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280987/number-of-tobacco-smokers-in-kenya-by-gender/
WHO. "Number of Tobacco Smokers in Kenya as of 2020, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280987/number-of-tobacco-smokers-in-kenya-by-gender/
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Number of tobacco smokers in Kenya as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], WHO, November 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280987/number-of-tobacco-smokers-in-kenya-by-gender/