Table.
Current smoking tobacco use in 2019 and initiation patterns in the ten countries with the largest populations of smokers aged 15–24 years in 2019, by sex
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Number of current tobacco smokers aged 15–24 years (thousands) |
Prevalence of smoking among individuals aged 15–24 years (%) |
Mean age at initiation (years) |
Age at initiation (10th–90th percentile; years) |
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| Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | |
| China | 1610 (994–2630) | 25 000 (22 300–27 500) | 2·17% (1·34–3·55) | 30·1% (27·0–33·2) | 24·9 (23·8–26·0) | 20·5 (20·1–20·9) | 16–35 | 15–27 |
| India | 2520 (1440–3970) | 17 300 (14 400–20 400) | 1·98% (1·13–3·13) | 12·6% (10·5–14·9) | 22·1 (20·9–23·4) | 20·6 (20·1–21·1) | 14–35 | 14–29 |
| Indonesia | 491 (290–778) | 9420 (8720–10 200) | 2·24% (1·32–3·54) | 41·7% (38·6–45·1) | 20·8 (19·9–21·6) | 18·3 (17·9–18·7) | 14–30 | 13–24 |
| USA | 2800 (2180–3470) | 4070 (3610–4630) | 13·3% (10·3–16·4) | 18·4% (16·3–21·0) | 17·5 (17·1–17·9) | 17·3 (17·0–17·6) | 13–23 | 13–22 |
| Turkey | 1420 (1170–1700) | 3120 (2890–3350) | 22·0% (18·2–26·4) | 45·6% (42·2–48·9) | 20·0 (19·4–20·6) | 17·3 (17·0–17·7) | 14–27 | 13–22 |
| Philippines | 687 (482–956) | 3540 (3170–3920) | 6·70% (4·70–9·32) | 33·1% (29·7–36·7) | 22·9 (21·9–23·8) | 17·9 (17·6–18·3) | 15–35 | 13–24 |
| Mexico | 1100 (785–1450) | 2910 (2590–3230) | 10·1% (7·25–13·4) | 27·0% (24·0–29·9) | 18·9 (18·4–19·4) | 16·9 (16·6–17·3) | 13–26 | 12–22 |
| Bangladesh | 178 (93·9–302) | 3720 (3230–4280) | 1·14% (0·599–1·92) | 26·1% (22·7–30·0) | 26·3 (24·8–28·0) | 18·3 (17·9–18·7) | 14–40 | 13–25 |
| Russia | 1040 (815–1290) | 2340 (2120–2550) | 14·7% (11·5–18·2) | 31·6% (28·7–34·4) | 18·6 (18·2–19·0) | 16·6 (16·3–16·9) | 13–25 | 12–21 |
| Pakistan | 408 (227–701) | 2800 (2270–3360) | 1·83% (1·01–3·14) | 11·9% (9·66–14·3) | 22·1 (20·8–23·3) | 20·0 (19·5–20·5) | 14–35 | 14–29 |
Count data, prevalence data, and mean age at initiation are given to three significant figures. Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. Prevalence and number of smokers are reported for individuals aged 15–24 years in 2019. Mean age of initiation window is reported for current smokers aged 20–54 years in 2019. The age window of initiation is defined as the range between the 10th and 90th percentiles of age at initiation.