Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 13.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean is 13.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2024.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.9% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Latin America and the Caribbean was 13.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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