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Data has been drawn from a national indicator or dataset and is an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator. We will work to develop an Australian dataset that meets the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of Health
Reporting Year
2018
Indicator used

Tobacco smoking is one of the largest preventable causes of death and disease in Australia. In 2017-18, 13.8% of adults aged 18 years and over were daily smokers (2.6 million people), down from 14.5% in 2014-15. The decrease is a continuation of the trend over the past two decades, in 1995, 23.8% of adults were daily smokers.

Additionally the proportion of adults who have never smoked is increasing over time, from 49.4% in 2007-08 to 52.6% in 2014-15 and 55.7% in 2017-18.

Caveat
Data has been drawn from a national indicator or dataset and is an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator. We will work to develop an Australian dataset that meets the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

Percentage of Current Smokers aged 15 years and older 

Methodology

Smoking Prevalence of Current Smoker aged 15 years and older between 2011/12, 2014/15 and 2017/18 (%). Note: the prevalence data provided has not been aged standardised. 

Other information

nil

Most recent data release
2018
Page updated
10 April 2019

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Indicator number
3.a.1
Target number
3.a
Target name

Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

Global indicator description

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

UN designated tier
Tier 1
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 235kb)

Sources

Source 1
Dataset title
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Australian Health Survey: First Results, 2011-12 (table 7) 

Update frequency
Infrequently
Earliest available data
2011
Geographical coverage
Australia
Link to data source
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Most recent data release
2012
Tier
Tier 1
Source 2
Dataset title
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Australian Health Survey: First Results, 2014-15 (table 9) 

Earliest available data
2014
Geographical coverage
Australia
Link to data source
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Most recent data release
2015
Tier
Tier 1
Source 3
Dataset title
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Australian Health Survey: First Results, 2017-18 

Earliest available data
2017
Geographical coverage
Australia
Link to data source
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
Most recent data release
2018
Tier
Tier 1

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic