Prevalence of current tobacco use in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 11.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Jamaica peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 55% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 11.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % 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 Jamaica?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Jamaica was 11.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Jamaica ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.