{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-male-daily-smoking","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-male-daily-smoking","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-male-daily-smoking/","title":"Ireland Male Daily Smoking Rate (2025)","description":"Ireland's Male Daily Smoking Rate: 15 % of men (aged 15+) in 2025, unchanged YoY. OECD (OECD.ELS.HD:DSD_HEALTH_LVNG@DF_HEALTH_LVNG_TC), 2015–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","OECD","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Varies by country (national health surveys)","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2015/2025","unit":"% of men (aged 15+)","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Male Daily Smoking Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C1%7CHealth%23HEA%23"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Varies by country (national health surveys)"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2015–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"10"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"15","unit":"% of men (aged 15+)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Male Daily Smoking Rate"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"2015","value":20},{"period":"2016","value":21},{"period":"2017","value":20},{"period":"2018","value":19},{"period":"2019","value":16},{"period":"2021","value":17},{"period":"2022","value":17},{"period":"2023","value":16},{"period":"2024","value":15},{"period":"2025","value":15}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of men (aged 15+)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"15.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"15.0","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"16.0","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2019","value":"16.0","yoyChange":"-3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"19.0","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"20.0","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"21.0","yoyChange":"+1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"20.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of male daily smokers among the adult population in Ireland. Based on EHIS survey data. It is published by OECD and updated varies by country (national health surveys)."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2025 (10 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 21 % of men (aged 15+) in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15 in 2025. The latest reading of 15 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}