Tobacco use in North America
15.3% of adults in North America used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
15.3%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Tobacco use in North America over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.3% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 15.9% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 37.6%, the figure has changed by −22.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
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All statistics for North America
Life expectancy at birth
79.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
81.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
76.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
16.3%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
6.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
5.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank