Smoking Rate

Definition:

Percent of population aged 12 and over who reported being a current daily smoker. This does not take into account the number of cigarettes smoked.

Methods and Limitations:

Data collected for this indicator is based on the question referring to smoking of cigarettes only. Note that data on smoking alternative tobacco products is captured in a different module (TAL).

Daily smoker refers to those who reported smoking cigarettes every day.

“As a result of the 2015 redesign, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) has a new collection strategy, a new sample design, and has undergone major content revisions. With all these factors taken together, caution should be taken when comparing data from previous cycles to data released for the 2015 cycle onwards.”

“Due to changes in content and methodology, this table now replaces table 13-10-0464-01, which will now only be made available for historical revisions. As a result of the changes, users should use caution when comparing data in this table with the data in 13-10-0464-01 “

Source(s):

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0113-01  Health characteristics, two-year period estimates

Data is updated on Vital Victoria as it becomes available from the data providers.

 
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Smoking Rate in the Sustainable Development Goals

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3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.

Related Smoking Rate Targets

3.a

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks