Smoking, vaping, HTP, NRT and snus in Trinidad and Tobago

18% of the adult population are daily smokers

There are approximately 191,880 daily smokers in Trinidad and Tobago

29.1% of men are daily smokers but only 7.7% of women

Country profile

Data sourced: 2025. Page updated: 2025-12-11

Smoking in Trinidad and Tobago

892

Deaths

892 people in Trinidad and Tobago die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.

4.9%

e-cigarette vaping

Data collected in 2024 indicate that 4.9% of people in Trinidad and Tobago were E-cigarettes users.

Details & datasheet on smoking in Trinidad and Tobago

Nicotine Vaping Devices

in Trinidad and Tobago

There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes in Trinidad and Tobago. If you have an update please e-mail the GSTHR team. In 2024, 4.9% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago used E-cigarettes, reflecting the popularity of this product type.

Details & datasheet on vaping in Trinidad and Tobago

Heated Tobacco Products

in Trinidad and Tobago

You can't advertise HTP in Trinidad and Tobago.

Details & datasheet on HTP in Trinidad and Tobago

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

in Trinidad and Tobago

You can buy NRT in Pharmacy.

Details & datasheet on NRT in Trinidad and Tobago

Snus

in Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Details & datasheet on snus in Trinidad and Tobago

Pouches

in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Details & datasheet on pouches in Trinidad and Tobago

Top Stories from Trinidad and Tobago

October 06, 2025 by dominicanewsonline.com

Story

OP-ED: Big Tobacco calls it harm reduction, Caribbean youth calls it profiting from addiction

The Caribbean is being targeted by groups like the World Vapers’ Alliance and Smoke Free Sweden as part of an industry push to weaken tobacco control ahead of the WHO FCTC COP11 meeting. Recent articles and campaigns in Barbados and Trinidad promote industry narratives disguised as “harm reduction,” claiming e-cigarettes and similar products are safer alternatives. In reality, these …

Regions: Trinidad and Tobago

Harm Reduction: The Next Step for Trinidad and Tobago’s Tobacco Fight

September 30, 2025 by guardian.co.tt

The GSTHR database is updated regularly by our team. However, please be aware that the information we provide does not constitute legal advice. 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, you should verify the information independently. If you have reason to think that the information supplied on the GSTHR is inaccurate, please contact us with details and any references and we will rectify any errors.

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