Prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 13.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 13.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 24.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 24.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Latin America & Caribbean was 13.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.