Prevalence of current tobacco use in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Haiti, 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 Haiti is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Haiti peaked at 11.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
That places Haiti 147th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 8.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 145 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
- 147 Colombia 8.0% compare
- 149 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.7% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Haiti?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Haiti was 8.0% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Haiti ranks 147th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.