Number of daily smokers in Israel

Israel: Number of daily smokers was 1.07 million in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
1.07 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.07 million
in 1998
All-time low
824,357
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Israel, 1980–2012

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1980199620121980: 824.4k1981: 835.6k1982: 847.3k1983: 857.2k1984: 866.9k1985: 875.2k1986: 881.7k1987: 884.8k1988: 890.4k1989: 902.4k1990: 917.2k1991: 937.1k1992: 961.3k1993: 990.2k1994: 1.0M1995: 1.0M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.1M1998: 1.1M1999: 1.1M2000: 1.1M2001: 1.0M2002: 1.0M2003: 1.0M2004: 997.8k2005: 997.5k2006: 1.0M2007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M

Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of daily smokers in Israel is 1.07 million, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Israel peaked at 1.07 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 824,357, in 1980.

Israel ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Number of daily smokers in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers in Israel, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 824,357 —
1981 835,598 +1.4%
1982 847,276 +1.4%
1983 857,243 +1.2%
1984 866,885 +1.1%
1985 875,180 +1.0%
1986 881,742 +0.7%
1987 884,837 +0.4%
1988 890,429 +0.6%
1989 902,368 +1.3%
1990 917,165 +1.6%
1991 937,121 +2.2%
1992 961,323 +2.6%
1993 990,170 +3.0%
1994 1.02 million +2.8%
1995 1.04 million +2.3%
1996 1.06 million +1.8%
1997 1.07 million +1.0%
1998 1.07 million +0.4%
1999 1.07 million -0.1%
2000 1.05 million -1.9%
2001 1.03 million -1.9%
2002 1.02 million -1.7%
2003 1.00 million -1.4%
2004 997,843 -0.4%
2005 997,517 -0.0%
2006 1.00 million +0.5%
2007 1.01 million +0.8%
2008 1.02 million +1.0%
2009 1.03 million +1.2%
2010 1.05 million +1.6%
2011 1.06 million +1.3%
2012 1.07 million +1.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 1.07 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 945,796, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 1.07 million is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 million, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 866,592 824,357 902,368 10
1990s 1.01 million 917,165 1.07 million 10
2000s 1.02 million 997,517 1.05 million 10
2010s 1.06 million 1.05 million 1.07 million 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 77 Jordan 1.19 million compare
  2. 78 Laos 1.17 million compare
  3. 79 Sweden 1.07 million compare
  4. 81 Slovakia 1.04 million compare
  5. 82 Croatia 1.02 million compare
  6. 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.00 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Israel?
Number of daily smokers in Israel was 1.07 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 1998.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 824,357 in 1980.
How does Israel rank for number of daily smokers?
Israel ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of daily smokers
Source
IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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