In the financial year 2021, around 11.6 percent of adult males in New Zealand were smokers. This rate has been declining steadily for both males and females over the years since 2007 where the rate was around 20 percent.
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*Number of the most recent survey from July 2017 to June 2018. Sample numbers of previous years are similar in size.
New Zealand's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
The source does not provide an exact publication date; date given here is the day of data access.
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (January 20, 2021). Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780539/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021, by gender." Chart. January 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780539/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (2021). Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780539/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of Current Smokers in New Zealand from Financial Year 2007 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780539/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults-by-gender/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand), Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780539/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Health (New Zealand), January 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780539/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults-by-gender/
