Table 2.
Estimates of current and daily cigarette smoking, Iran, 2007
| Variable | Subcategory | Current cigarette smoking | Daily cigarette smoking | Smoking cessation | |||
| Burden | Prevalence (95% CI) | Burden | Prevalence (CI 95%) | Burden | Prevalence (95% CI) | ||
| Age | 15–24 | 1181000 | 6.7% (4.8 to 9.1) | 1019050 | 5.8% (4.2 to 7.9) | 158450 | 0.9% (0.5 to 1.7) |
| 25–34 | 1583010 | 12.4% (9.7 to 15.7) | 1444000 | 11.3% (8.7 to 14.5) | 395440 | 3.1% (2.2 to 4.4) | |
| 35–44 | 1791020 | 19.9% (14.8 to 26.2) | 1591100 | 17.7% (13.4 to 23.0) | 425400 | 4.7% (3.4 to 6.6) | |
| 45–54 | 1151020 | 18.4% (14.4 to 23.1) | 1109040 | 17.7% (13.8 to 22.3) | 434650 | 6.9% (5.1 to 9.4) | |
| 55–64 | 448250 | 13.4% (10.5 to 17.0) | 406010 | 12.1% (9.3 to 15.6) | 264860 | 7.9% (6.0 to 10.4) | |
| Sex | Male | 5808000 | 23.4% (21.2 to 25.8) | 5311000 | 21.4% (19.2 to 23.8) | 1532000 | 6.2% (5.2 to 7.3) |
| Female | 346300 | 1.4% (1.0 to 2.0) | 258200 | 1.1% (0.8 to 1.5) | 146800 | 0.6% (0.4 to 1.0) | |
| Residential area | Urban area | 4394150 | 12.7% (10.0 to 16.1) | 4010100 | 11.6% (9.014.8) to | 1250400 | 3.6% (2.8 to 4.7) |
| Rural area | 1760150 | 12.1% (7.3 to 19.4) | 1559100 | 10.7% (6.6 to 17.0) | 428400 | 2.9% (1.8 to 4.8) | |
| TOTAL | 6154300 | 12.5% (10.0 to 15.6) | 5569200 | 11.3% (9.0 to 14.1) | 1678800 | 3.4% (2.7 to 4.3) | |