Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Jamaica

Tobacco use prevalence in Jamaica in 2024 — 11.5%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.3 pp.

2024 11.5% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 43of 166
Period maximum 18.8%2000
Period minimum 11.5%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Jamaica, 2000–20241012141618202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 18.8%2005: 16.8%2007: 16.1%2010: 15.1%2015: 13.6%2020: 12.3%2022: 11.9%2023: 11.7%2024: 11.5%
Change over the period: −7.3 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Jamaica 11.5%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.5 −0.2 pp
2023 11.7 −0.2 pp
2022 11.9
2020 12.3
2015 13.6
2010 15.1
2007 16.1
2005 16.8
2000 18.8

Caribbean, 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.