Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America
North America: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America is 11.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America peaked at 28.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
North America ranks 13th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.7% | 28.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.9% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in North America was 11.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does North America rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- North America ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.