Smoking prevalence among adult women

18.5 (%) in 2020

In 2020, smoking prevalence among adult women for Uruguay was 18.5 %. Though Uruguay smoking prevalence among adult women fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2010 - 2020 period ending at 18.5 % in 2020.

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Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.

Date Value Change, %
2020 18.5 -1.60%
2019 18.8 -2.59%
2018 19.3 -1.53%
2016 19.6 -5.31%
2015 20.7 -0.96%
2014 20.9 19.43%
2013 17.5 -21.88%
2012 22.4 10.89%
2011 20.2 -13.30%
2010 23.3 -12.08%
2007 26.5 1.92%
2005 26.0