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18.5% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 1.7 million current smokers in Cuba
26.9% of men are current smokers but only 10.4% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-01-07
Smoking in Cuba
Current smoking prevalence trends in the general population in Cuba show a slow decline according to WHO trend data. The decline in current smoking in the general population has been from 46% in 2000 to 37% in 2015, with a projected further decrease to 34% by 2025. This decline in prevalence has been driven in large part by women, whose smoking prevalence decreased from 34% in 2000 to 19% in 2015, with a further decrease to 13% projected by 2025. The prevalence for men has decreased marginally from 59% in 2000 to 56% in 2015, and is projected to drop to 55% by 2025. The WHO published prevalence trend estimates in tobacco smoking, as shown here, in their 2018 2nd edition report, which show slightly different smoking prevalence to the WHO country profiles. Data for the estimates are not age standardised, and were obtained from WHO databases. The trend lines are projections, not predictions, of future attainment. A projection indicates a likely endpoint if the country maintains its tobacco control efforts at the same level that it has implemented them to date. Therefore the impact of recent interventions could alter the expected endpoint shown in the projection. While the methods of estimation used in the first and second editions of the WHO report are the same, the volume of data available for the second edition is larger i.e. 200 more national surveys. The results presented are therefore more robust.
15,271
Deaths
In Cuba, 15271 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
18.5%
tobacco smoking
The prevalence of current tobacco smoking among adults is 18.5%.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Cuba
There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes. If you have an update please e-mail the GSTHR team.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Cuba
You can't advertise NRT in Cuba.
Snus
in Cuba
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Pouches
in Cuba
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper
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