Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Latin America & Caribbean

Tobacco use prevalence in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 13.6%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.5 pp.

2024 13.6% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 24.1%2000
Period minimum 13.6%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2024101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 24.1%2005: 21.2%2007: 20.1%2010: 18.7%2015: 16.6%2020: 14.8%2022: 14.2%2023: 13.9%2024: 13.6%
Change over the period: −10.5 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 13.6%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.6 −0.3 pp
2023 13.9 −0.3 pp
2022 14.2
2020 14.8
2015 16.6
2010 18.7
2007 20.1
2005 21.2
2000 24.1

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.