10.9% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 63,000 current smokers in Guyana
20.4% of men are current smokers but only 2.1% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2024.
Page updated:
2025-10-30
Smoking in Guyana
311
Deaths
311 people in Guyana die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.
10.9%
tobacco smoking
Data collected in 2024 indicate that 10.9% of people in Guyana were Cigarettes users.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Guyana
There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes. If you have an update please e-mail the GSTHR team. In Guyana you don't need a prescription to purchase E-cigarettes.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Guyana
You can't advertise HTP in Guyana.
Snus
in Guyana
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 Guyana
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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