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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2026-06-08

In 2011, 0.4% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago used Traditional Smokeless, reflecting the popularity of this product type. An estimated 0.3% of adult women are current Traditional Smokeless users. In the male adult population, 0.5% currently use Traditional Smokeless. Daily use of traditional smokeless use is estimated at 0.1% among adults. Among adult women, daily traditional smokeless use prevalence is 0.2%. An estimated 0% of adult men use Traditional Smokeless on a daily basis. Traditional Smokeless is allowed. Traditional Smokeless is legal to use.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-tto.pdf?sfvrsn=6d1d617d_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025. 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: 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/
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-tto.pdf?sfvrsn=6d1d617d_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. Adults survey: Pan American STEPS Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors Survey, 2011; National, ages 15-64 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/
  2. Adults survey: Pan American STEPS Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors Survey, 2011; National, ages 15-64

Product promotion

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-tto.pdf?sfvrsn=6d1d617d_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.

Regulation

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References:
  1. 1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction, Trinidad and Tobago. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/trinidad-and-tobago/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 4 July 2025. 2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240112063. Accessed: 3 July 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-tto.pdf?sfvrsn=6d1d617d_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.
  2. 1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction, Trinidad and Tobago. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/trinidad-and-tobago/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 4 July 2025. 2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240112063. Accessed: 3 July 2025.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240112063. Accessed: 3 July 2025.
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-tto.pdf?sfvrsn=6d1d617d_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.
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