Fig. 2
From: The progression of the tobacco epidemic in India on the national and regional level, 1998-2016
Trends in the prevalence of age-standardized sex-specific tobacco use (%), ages 15–49, by sex, India, 1998–2016. Legend: Data Source: NFHS India, (Round II-IV). Own calculation. Note: The scales for women and men are different, but are consistent for all states in order to compare levels across states. The progression of the tobacco epidemic could not be provided for one state (Telangana) because the state was newly formed in 2014, or for six union territories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Ladakh and Puducherry)