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13.8% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 20,000 current smokers in Saint Lucia
25% of men are current smokers but only 2.9% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2025.
Page updated:
2026-09-02
Smoking in Saint Lucia
76
Deaths
In Saint Lucia, 76 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
0.4%
e-cigarette vaping
By 2020, E-cigarettes had been used by around 0.4% of individuals in Saint Lucia.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Saint Lucia
In Saint Lucia, e-cigarettes are allowed but restrictions exist on vaping in public places such as healthcare and educational facilities. The current vaping prevalence in Saint Lucia was 0.4% (0.8% among females and 0.1% among males) in 2020, representing an estimated 593 current vapers.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Saint Lucia
There are no specific laws for heated tobacco products (HTPs) in Saint Lucia. If you have any updates, please share with the GSTHR team.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Saint Lucia
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed in Saint Lucia, including the sale and purchase of its products without a prescription which are available in pharmacies. However, they are not included on the country’s essential drugs list, and the government does not cover the cost of NRT.
Snus
in Saint Lucia
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 Lucia
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
The GSTHR database is updated regularly by our team.
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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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