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Data sourced: 2024.   Page updated: 2025-11-05

There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes in Bahamas. Statistics from 2019 show that there were approximately 4,500 people current vapers. This indicates that the adult current e-cigarette vaping prevalence was 1.5%. The prevalence was higher among men (2.5%) compared to women (0.5%).

Prevalence

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 4,456 1A A
2019 4,456 1B
2024 4,795 1A
References:
  1. 1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. 1. Global Action to End Smoking. State of Smoking and Health in Bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025. 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  3. 1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Comments:
  1. Aged 18 -69 years World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. Aged 18 -69 years World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 1.5% 2A A
2019 1.5% 2B
References:
  1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  2. Global Action to End Smoking. State of Smoking and Health in Bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
  3. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comments:
  1. Aged 18 -69 years
  2. Aged 18 -69 years
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 0.5% 2A A
2019 0.5% 2B
References:
  1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  2. Global Action to End Smoking. State of Smoking and Health in Bahamas. Available at: https://globalactiontoendsmoking.org/research/tobacco-around-the-world/bahamas/. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
  3. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comments:
  1. Aged 18 -69 years
  2. Aged 18 -69 years
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 2.5% 2A A
2019 2.5% 2B
References:
  1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  2. Global Action to End Smoking. State of Smoking and Health in Bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
  3. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comments:
  1. Aged 18 -69 years
  2. Aged 18 -69 years
References:
  1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  2. 1. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  3. STEPS Survey 2019 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276

Regulation

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier no specific law 1A
2024 no specific law 1A
References:
  1. Mistervape. Can You Vape in the Bahamas? A Vaper's Guide to Paradise. Available at: https://mistervape.co.uk/blogs/news/can-you-vape-in-the-bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
  2. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
  3. Mistervape. Can You Vape in the Bahamas? A Vaper's Guide to Paradise. Available at: https://mistervape.co.uk/blogs/news/can-you-vape-in-the-bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
References:
  1. Mistervape. Can You Vape in the Bahamas? A Vaper's Guide to Paradise. Available at: https://mistervape.co.uk/blogs/news/can-you-vape-in-the-bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
  2. Mistervape. Can You Vape in the Bahamas? A Vaper's Guide to Paradise. Available at: https://mistervape.co.uk/blogs/news/can-you-vape-in-the-bahamas. Accessed: 23 July 2025.
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