As of 2022, around **** million adults in the United States were current cigarette smokers. Although this figure is still high, it is significantly lower compared to previous years. For example, in 2011, there were almost ** million smokers in the United States. Smoking demographics in the U.S. Although smoking in the U.S. has decreased greatly over the past few decades, it is still more common among certain demographics than others. For example, men are more likely to be current cigarette smokers than women, with ** percent of men smoking in 2021, compared to ** percent of women. Furthermore, non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic Blacks smoke at higher rates than Hispanics and non-Hispanic Asians, with almost ** percent of non-Hispanic whites smoking in 2022, compared to just under **** percent of non-Hispanic Asians. Certain regions and states also have a higher prevalence of smoking than others, with around ** percent of adults in West Virginia considered current smokers, compared to just *** percent in Utah. The health impacts of smoking The decrease in smoking rates in the United States over the past decades is due to many factors, including policies and regulations limiting cigarette advertising, promotion, and sales, price increases for cigarettes, and widespread awareness among the public of the dangers of smoking. According to the CDC, those who smoke are *** to **** times more likely to develop coronary heart disease and stroke and around ** times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers. In fact, it is estimated that around ** percent of lung cancer deaths in the United States can be attributed to cigarette smoking, as well as ** percent of larynx cancer deaths. Cigarette smokers are also much more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with around ** percent of current smokers in the U.S. living with COPD in 2021, compared to just ***** percent of those who had never smoked.

From 1965 to 2019, the prevalence of cigarette smoking in the U.S. has decreased from about 42 percent to 14 percent. Cigarette smoking is a known risk factor for many types of cancers including lung cancer, bladder cancer and pancreatic cancer. Globally tobacco use is one of the greatest risk factors for preventable diseases. There are several resources in the United States to help individuals quit smoking including website, hotlines, medications and text message programs.

Smoking prevalence globally

Globally, smoking prevalence has also decreased is projected to continue to decline through 2025. North America makes up a small percentage of the world’s cigarette smokers. The highest prevalence of tobacco smoking can be found in Europe, followed by the Western Pacific. In the past few decades there have been stronger efforts made to reduce cigarette consumption in many parts of the world. Cigarettes are taxed separately in many countries and are often required to add health warnings to cigarette packaging for consumers.

Smoking cessation measures

Smoking prevention measures cover a broad range of targeted cigarette reduction. Common tobacco control policies include warning labels, advertising bans, and smoke-free environments. As of 2020, around 60 percent of the world population lived in a place where there were warning labels on tobacco products. Furthermore, in 2020, around 34 percent of U.S. employers offered smoking cessation programs to their employees.

U.S. smoking rate for 2022 was 24.30%, a 0.4% decline from 2021.

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<li>U.S. smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>24.70%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>U.S. smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>24.90%</strong>, a <strong>1.5% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>U.S. smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>23.40%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

The number of smokers in the United States was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.7 million individuals (-3.18 percent). After the fifteenth consecutive decreasing year, the number of smokers is estimated to reach 51.75 million individuals and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Shown is the estimated share of the adult population (15 years or older) in a given region or country, that smoke. According to the WHO and World bank, smoking refers to the use of cigarettes, pipes or other types of tobacco, be it on a daily or non-daily basis.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of smokers in countries like Mexico and Canada.

As of 2023, the U.S. states with the highest smoking rates included West Virginia, Tennessee, and Louisiana. In West Virginia, around 20 percent of all adults smoked as of this time. The number of smokers in the United States has decreased over the past decades. Who smokes? The smoking rates for both men and women have decreased for many years, but men continue to smoke at higher rates than women. As of 2021, around 13 percent of men were smokers compared to 10 percent of women. Concerning race and ethnicity, smoking is least prevalent among Asians with just five percent of this population smoking compared to 13 percent of non-Hispanic whites. Health impacts of smoking The negative health impacts of smoking are vast. Smoking increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and many different types of cancers. For example, smoking is estimated to be attributable to 81 percent of all deaths from lung cancer among adults 30 years and older in the United States. Smoking is currently the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

United States US: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data was reported at 21.800 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.300 % for 2015. United States US: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 23.900 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 21.800 % in 2016. United States US: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Health Statistics. Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

The smoking prevalence in the United States was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total two percentage points. After the eighth consecutive decreasing year, the smoking prevalence is estimated to reach 19.93 percent and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Shown is the estimated share of the adult population (15 years or older) in a given region or country, that smoke on a daily basis. According to the WHO and World bank, smoking refers to the use of cigarettes, pipes or other types of tobacco.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the smoking prevalence in countries like Canada and Mexico.

In 2021, some 13 percent of all men in the United States were current cigarette smokers, compared to 10 percent of women. This statistic shows the percentage of persons who were current cigarette smokers from 1997 to 2021, by gender.

Indonesia ID: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data was reported at 39.400 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.000 % for 2015. Indonesia ID: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 37.600 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.400 % in 2016 and a record low of 32.900 % in 2000. Indonesia ID: Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Indonesia – Table ID.World Bank: Health Statistics. Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

Thailand smoking rate for 2020 was 22.10%, a 0.4% decline from 2019.

• Thailand smoking rate for 2019 was 22.50%, a 0% increase from 2018.
• Thailand smoking rate for 2018 was 22.50%, a 1.6% decline from 2015.
• Thailand smoking rate for 2015 was 24.10%, a 2.2% decline from 2010.

World smoking rate for 2022 was 21.74%, a 0.39% decline from 2021.

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<li>World smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>22.13%</strong>, a <strong>0.45% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>World smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>22.58%</strong>, a <strong>0.82% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>World smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>23.40%</strong>, a <strong>0.03% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Italy IT: Smoking Prevalence: Males: % of Adults data was reported at 27.800 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.100 % for 2015. Italy IT: Smoking Prevalence: Males: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 29.100 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.200 % in 2000 and a record low of 27.800 % in 2016. Italy IT: Smoking Prevalence: Males: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.World Bank: Health Statistics. Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

Annual data on the proportion of adults in England who smoke cigarettes, cigarette consumption, the proportion who have never smoked cigarettes and the proportion of smokers who have quit by sex and age over time.

Number and percentage of persons being current smokers, by age group and sex.

This report presents newly published information on smoking including: Smoking-related hospital admissions from NHS Digital's Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). Smoking-related deaths from Office for National Statistics (ONS) mortality statistics. Prescription items used to help people stop smoking from prescribing data held by NHS Prescription Services. Affordability of tobacco and expenditure on tobacco using ONS economic data. Two new years of data have been provided for hospital admissions (2018/19 and 2019/20) and deaths (2018 and 2019) and one year of data for prescribing (2018/19) and affordability and expenditure (2019). The report also provides links to information on smoking by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. Key facts cover the latest year of data available: Hospital admissions: 2019/20 Deaths: 2019 Prescriptions: 2019/20

China Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data was reported at 25.600 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.800 % for 2015. China Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 26.700 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.100 % in 2000 and a record low of 25.600 % in 2016. China Smoking Prevalence: Total: % of Adults: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank: Health Statistics. Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

This statistic shows the results of a survey on smoking habits, conducted in the United States from 2005 to 2015. The survey was conducted in July of each year, except for 2009, when it was conducted in June. In 2013, 80 percent of respondents in the United States said they had not smoked any cigarettes in the past week, while 19 percent stated they had.

Smoking in the United States

The percentage of smokers has decreased from 25 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2015, with total cigarette consumption also decreasing, reaching peak consumption back in 1980. This goes along with the fact that 80 percent of Americans believe that smoking is actually very harmful to the people who smoke. Yet, the number of adult smokers who still currently smoke is still close to 40 million in the United States. Of the people that still smoke, 72 percent consider themselves to be addicted whereas only 27 percent believe otherwise.

Even though the number of smokers seems high, the United States is near the bottom of a list of countries showing the share of the population who smoke on a daily basis compared to other countries around the world. Greece and Indonesia are at the top, closely followed by Latvia.

The general understanding that smoking is bad for your health has generated another way of smoking in the United States which is particularly popular amongst young adults – e-smoking. E-cigarettes run on batteries and have a cartridge that contains nicotine in a solution, which when smoked, heats the liquid, causing it to evaporate. In the past few years, e-cigarette use tripled in schools, surpassing regular cigarettes. When adults were questioned as to their motivations to try e-smoking, 47 percent responded that it was because of family and friends, while 39 percent said that it was the ability to be able to smoke inside.

Spain smoking rate for 2022 was 28.40%, a 0.3% decline from 2021.

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<li>Spain smoking rate for 2021 was <strong>28.70%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Spain smoking rate for 2020 was <strong>28.90%</strong>, a <strong>0.8% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Spain smoking rate for 2019 was <strong>28.10%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

This web map is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) PLACES. It provides model-based estimates of current cigarette smoking prevalence among adults aged 18 years and old at county, place, census tract, and ZCTA levels in the United States. PLACES is an expansion of the original 500 Cities Project and a collaboration between the CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation. Data sources used to generate these estimates include the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Census 2020 population counts or Census annual county-level population estimates, and the American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. For detailed methodology see www.cdc.gov/places. For questions or feedback send an email to places@cdc.gov.Measure name used for current smoking is CSMOKING.