Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) fell 6.38% to 8.80% in the USA in 2021

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) (%), 2021
Tobacco | USA | July 2, 2023
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Smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population fell 6.38% to 8.80% in the USA in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population in the USA reached an all time high of 42.6% in 1966 and an all time low of 8.80% in 2021.

USA has been ranked 14th within the group of 19 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Australia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12.4% ... ... 11.2% ... ...
Belize % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Canada % ... ... ... 13.1% 12.5% 12.0% 11.3% 10.3%
China % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25.8% 21.9% ... 25.4% 25.4% ...
Guatemala % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Honduras % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
India % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10.9% 10.3% ... 9.10% 8.60% ...
Japan % 18.2% 18.3% 17.7% 17.8% 16.7% ... ...
Mexico % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7.60% 6.40% 7.60% 7.70% ...
Russia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30.3% 27.5% 26.7% 25.8% ... ...
South Korea % ... ... ... ... 17.3% 18.4% 17.5% 17.5% 16.4%
USA % 11.4% 11.8% 10.5% 10.3% 10.9%
United Kingdom % 17.8% 16.1% 16.8% 16.6% 15.8%