Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Canada

Tobacco use prevalence in Canada in 2024 — 11.2%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 17.7 pp.

2024 11.2% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 40of 166
Period maximum 28.9%2000
Period minimum 11.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Canada, 2000–202410152025302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 28.9%2005: 23.6%2007: 21.8%2010: 19.3%2015: 15.9%2020: 13%2022: 12.1%2023: 11.7%2024: 11.2%
Change over the period: −17.7 pp Annual average: -0.74 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 11.2%
World 20.3%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.2 −0.5 pp
2023 11.7 −0.4 pp
2022 12.1
2020 13
2015 15.9
2010 19.3
2007 21.8
2005 23.6
2000 28.9

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.