Prevalence of current tobacco use in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 13.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Saint Lucia peaked at 19.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 107th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 13.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 13.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Saint Lucia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Saint Lucia was 13.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Saint Lucia ranks 107th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.