In Saint Kitts and Nevis, smoking is allowed and cigarettes can be sold, purchased online and through vending machines. However, there is an outright ban on all forms of tobacco advertising. There is no excise tax on cigarettes, but the total taxation rate is 19.76%. Health warnings on cigarette packaging are not required, there are no minimum age restrictions on sales, and there are no legal restrictions on smoking in public places.
In terms of statistics and health impact, there were about 5,000 current smokers in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024, but the prevalence data are missing. Smoking resulted in 19 deaths in 2021 of which 15 deaths were recorded among males and 4 deaths reported among females. This shows that tobacco smoking accounted for about 3.54% of all deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, including 4.69% of all male deaths and 1.94% of all female deaths.
Распространенность
- WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
- Age range varies from majority of WHO prevalence estimates. Data is drawn from the STEPS survey 2007- 08. Age range 25 - 64.
Смертность
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Промоакция
- 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-kna.pdf?sfvrsn=d3876658_3&download=true. Accessed: 26 November 2025.
Продажи
- 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-kna.pdf?sfvrsn=d3876658_3&download=true. Accessed: 26 November 2025.
- There are certain restrictions in place.
Общие сведения
- 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-kna.pdf?sfvrsn=d3876658_3&download=true. Accessed: 26 November 2025.
- There are certain restrictions in place.
Ograniczenia
- 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-kna.pdf?sfvrsn=d3876658_3&download=true. Accessed: 26 November 2025.
Налог
- 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-kna.pdf?sfvrsn=d3876658_3&download=true. Accessed: 26 November 2025.
- Total taxation rate: 19.76%