Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 3.2% compare
- 108 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.0% compare
- 109 Mozambique 2.9% compare
- 109 Peru 2.9% compare
- 109 Uganda 2.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saint Lucia was 2.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Saint Lucia ranks 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.