Top Stories from Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.1% of the adult population are daily smokers
There are approximately 2,440 daily smokers in Saint Kitts and Nevis
11.4% of men are daily smokers but only 0.7% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2025.
Page updated:
2026-06-16
Smoking in Saint Kitts and Nevis
19
Deaths
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, tobacco smoking leads to 19 deaths annually.
0.2%
traditional smokeless use
Data collected in 2008 indicate that 0.2% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis were Traditional Smokeless users.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Saint Kitts and Nevis
There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes in Saint Kitts and Nevis. If you have an update please e-mail the GSTHR team.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Saint Kitts and Nevis
There are no specific regulations for Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) in Saint Kitts and Nevis. If you have any updates, please share with the GSTHR team.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed in Saint Kitts and Nevis. This includes the sale and purchase of NRT products without a prescription from pharmacies. However, NRT products are not included on the country’s essential drugs list, therefore the government does not cover NRT cost.
Snus
in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis
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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We cannot guarantee that the information is up to date or accurate, as the regulatory status of different product
categories can change at short notice and with little publicity.
If you wish to check the legal status of use or possession of any safer nicotine product in a specific country or region,
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