Grenada Background
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2025-10-30

Smoking cigarettes is legal in Grenada with certain restrictions. Cigarettes can be legally sold and purchased, including online and through vending machines. Also, importing cigarettes for trade is allowed with an import license. Tobacco products are marketed in Grenada, but with restrictions. A complete ban on cigarette advertising is in place. However, there is no minimum legal age for cigarette sales, and there are no legal restrictions on smoking in public places. A total taxation rate of 44% is applied on these products. In 2024, the total number of current smokers in Grenada was estimated to be 12,000 individuals.
In 2021, smoking in the country resulted to an estimated 39 deaths. Of these, 29 were male deaths, and 10 were female deaths. This indicates that smoking accounted for 3.54% of all deaths in 2021, including 4.88% of male deaths and 1.97% of female deaths.

Prevalence

12,000
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2024
8,736
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier 11.2% 3A A
2011 18.7% 3B B
References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey, 2010 - 11, age range 25 - 64.
  2. Adults survey: Grenada STEPS, 2010-11; National, ages 25-64
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier 2.8% 3A A
2011 6.5% 3B B
References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey, 2010 - 11, age range 25 - 64.
  2. Adults survey: Grenada STEPS, 2010-11; National, ages 25-64
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier 19.4% 3A A
2011 30.7% 3B B
References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey, 2010 - 11, age range 25 - 64.
  2. Adults survey: Grenada STEPS, 2010-11; National, ages 25-64
References:
  1. 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. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
  3. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey, 2010 - 11, age range 25 - 64.
  2. Adults survey: Grenada STEPS, 2010-11; National, ages 25-64

Smoking-related mortality

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 64 1A
2021 39 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 20 1A
2021 10 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 44 1A
2021 29 1B A
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 8.24% 1A
2021 3.54% 1B B
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 4.6% 1A
2021 1.97% 1B B
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 9.9% 1A
2021 4.88% 1B B
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
References:
  1. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
  2. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.

Product promotion

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. There are some restrictions.

Availability

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
  2. World Bank. Cigarettes containing tobacco imports by country in 2023. Available at: https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2023/tradeflow/Imports/partner/WLD/product/240220. Accessed: 2 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. There are some restrictions.
  2. An import license is required.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.

Tax

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-grd.pdf?sfvrsn=a6281dd6_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. Total taxes: 44.02%
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