As of 2024, at least one category of safer nicotine product (nicotine vapes, heated tobacco products, snus or nicotine pouches) is legally available in 129 countries. This covers four billion people, which represents 71% of the global adult population. Meanwhile, as of 2024, 100% of the global adult population can legally purchase deadly combustible cigarettes.
See "The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2024: A Situation Report" for more information.
