Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-02-10
In Haiti, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among individuals aged 15 years and older was estimated to be 7.3% in 2022 according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This figure reflects a slight increase from the 6.9% reported in 2020, but a decrease from the 8.5% recorded in 2019. The smoking prevalence among males was significantly higher at 12.6% in 2022, compared to 2.3% among females. This gender disparity in smoking prevalence persisted over the years, with males consistently showing higher rates—11.2% in 2020 and 13.5% in 2019. The number of smokers in 2022 was approximately 564,796, indicating a rise from 515,117 smokers recorded in 2020, yet a decrease from 631,176 smokers in 2019. For reference, the adult daily smoking prevalence in 2017 was 8.9%, with a prevalence of 16.1% among males and 2.1% among females. In terms of mortality, smoking-related deaths accounted for 2.24% of all deaths in the country in 2021. This represents 2,934 deaths attributed to tobacco smoking. Gender-specific data show that 2.82% of these deaths were among males and 1.59% among females. These statistics underscore the ongoing public health challenge posed by tobacco smoking in Haiti, necessitating sustained public health efforts to reduce smoking prevalence and associated mortalities.
Prevalence
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
623.0 thousand |
1A
|
2020
|
515.1 thousand |
1B
|
2022
|
564.8 thousand |
1C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
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/
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
8.5% |
2A
|
2020
|
6.9% |
2B
|
2022
|
7.3% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
3.4% |
2A
|
2020
|
3% |
2B
|
2022
|
2.3% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
13.5% |
2A
|
2020
|
11.2% |
2B
|
2022
|
12.6% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
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/
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
Smoking-related mortality
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
5.5 thousand |
1A
|
2021
|
2.9 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
2.4 thousand |
1A
|
2021
|
981 |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
3.1 thousand |
1A
|
2021
|
2.0 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
5.93% |
1A
|
2021
|
2.24% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
4.8% |
1A
|
2021
|
1.59% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
6.8% |
1A
|
2021
|
2.82% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- 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.
Comments:
- 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.
- 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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