Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in United States
United States: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 15.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in United States, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
United States recorded 15.8% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in United States peaked at 38.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2024.
United States ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 15.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 29.7% | 38.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.0% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 18.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in United States?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in United States was 15.8% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- How does United States rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- United States ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.