Table 1.
Estimates of current and daily tobacco smoking, Iran, 2007
| Variable | Subcategory | Population size ('000s) | Current tobacco use | Daily tobacco use | ||
| Burden | Prevalence (95% CI) | Burden | Prevalence (95% CI) | |||
| Age | 15–24 | 17710 | 1608050 | 9.1% (6.8 to 11.9) | 1466850 | 8.3% (6.3 to 10.8) |
| 25–34 | 12760 | 1833050 | 14.4% (11.6 to 17.7) | 1706950 | 13.4% (10.7 to 16.6) | |
| 35–44 | 9000 | 2014100 | 22.4% (17.3 to 28.4) | 1821900 | 20.2% (16.0 to 25.3) | |
| 45–54 | 6270 | 1314200 | 21.0% (17.1 to 25.4) | 1277900 | 20.4% (16.6 to 24.8) | |
| 55–64 | 3350 | 501600 | 15.0% (12.0 to 18.5) | 462750 | 13.8% (11.0 to 17.2) | |
| Sex | Male | 24840 | 6487000 | 26.1% (23.8 to 28.6) | 6025000 | 24.3% (22.1 to 26.6) |
| Female | 24250 | 784000 | 3.2% (2.6 to 4.0) | 711400 | 2.9% (2.4 to 3.6) | |
| Residential area | Urban area | 34520 | 5031000 | 14.6% (11.8 to 17.9) | 4668250 | 13.5% (10.9 to 16.7) |
| Rural area | 14570 | 2240000 | 15.4% (10.1 to 22.7) | 2068150 | 14.2% (9.5 to 20.6) | |
| TOTAL | 49090 | 7271000 | 14.8% (12.2 to 17.9) | 6736400 | 13.7% (11.3 to 16.5) | |