Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 328,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador stood at 328,000. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador peaked at 530,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 328,000, in 2030.
That places El Salvador 121st out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 530,000 | — |
| 2005 | 480,000 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 459,000 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 442,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 419,000 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 382,000 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 371,000 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 367,000 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 361,000 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 355,000 | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 328,000 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 489,667 | 459,000 | 530,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 430,500 | 419,000 | 442,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 367,200 | 355,000 | 382,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 328,000 | 328,000 | 328,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in El Salvador was 328,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 530,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,000 in 2030.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- El Salvador ranks 121st out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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