19.8% of the adult population are daily smokers
There are approximately 6,534 daily smokers in Marshall Islands
34.7% of men are daily smokers but only 4.2% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2025.
Page updated:
2026-02-16
Smoking in Marshall Islands
58
Deaths
Each year, 58 deaths in Marshall Islands are attributed to tobacco smoking.
5.8%
e-cigarette vaping
According to data from 2023, the prevalence of E-cigarettes use in Marshall Islands was 5.8%.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Marshall Islands
There is no information about regulations for e-cigarettes available. If you have an update please email it to the GSTHR team. In 2023, approximately 5.8% of adults in Marshall Islands reported using E-cigarettes. Among adult women, the prevalence of current e-cigarette vaping is 3.6%. An estimated 8% of adult men are current E-cigarettes users.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Marshall Islands
You can't advertise HTP in Marshall Islands.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Marshall Islands
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is legally allowed in Marshal Islands. This includes the sale and purchase of its products without a prescription which are available in pharmacies. They are included on the country’s essential drugs list, and the government partially covers the cost of NRT.
Snus
in Marshall Islands
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 Marshall Islands
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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