Prevalence of current tobacco use in United States of America
United States of America: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 15.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
United States of America 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 of America peaked at 38.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in United States of America, 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 of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America'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 of America?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in United States of America 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 of America?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- United States of America ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in United States of America?
- 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 of America 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.