Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas is 17.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas peaked at 17.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 17.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.5% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahamas was 17.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.