In 2023, the share of adult people who claimed to be smokers in Brazil amounted to around 9.3 percent. This represents a decrease compared to 2006, when the percentage of respondents who mentioned to be current smokers reached over 15 percent. By gender, the share of adult smokers was higher among men than women since 2008 in the South American country.
Share of adult people who claimed to be smokers in Brazil from 2006 to 2023
Data prior to 2023 were retrieved from earlier releases of the publication. The source does not provide data for 2022
Respondents were asked whether they were smoking currently, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked and frequency.
The phrasing of the question chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 18 to 30.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). (September 18, 2023). Share of adult people who claimed to be smokers in Brazil from 2006 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/764324/share-adult-smokers-brazil/
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Share of adult people who claimed to be smokers in Brazil from 2006 to 2023 [Graph], Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde), September 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/764324/share-adult-smokers-brazil/
