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Table 2 National Prevalence of Smoking in Australia as Estimated From the AUSDIAB Baseline Examination (study period 2012-13)

From: Improvements in life expectancy among Australians due to reductions in smoking: Results from a risk percentiles approach

Age group

Prevalence

Smokers

Prevalence

Smokers

(Men)

(Men)

(Women)

(Women)

25-29

25.60

175987

16.47

93153

30-34

22.30

166508

19.74

170786

35-39

26.07

172920

19.21

117507

40-44

21.24

165277

14.58

122826

45-49

19.58

116580

14.33

90297

50-54

19.21

123686

13.59

79154

55-59

15.97

72234

9.25

40025

60-64

11.06

39408

9.85

35656

65-69

12.02

44849

6.09

25581

70-74

5.77

17481

5.89

23537

75-79

4.70

8737

3.03

8472

80-84

5.07

5310

3.68

5172

85+

1.19

374

0.14

55

Total

18.73

1109351

13.16

812221