Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — North America

Tobacco use prevalence in North America in 2024 — 15.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.3 pp.

2024 15.3% −0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 37.6%2000
Period minimum 15.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — North America, 2000–2024102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 37.6%2005: 31.1%2007: 28.9%2010: 25.8%2015: 21.4%2020: 17.7%2022: 16.5%2023: 15.9%2024: 15.3%
Change over the period: −22.3 pp Annual average: -0.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

North America 15.3%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.3 −0.6 pp
2023 15.9 −0.6 pp
2022 16.5
2020 17.7
2015 21.4
2010 25.8
2007 28.9
2005 31.1
2000 37.6

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.