Between 2010 and 2019, the share of tobacco users, including those who smoke and those who use smokeless tobacco, decreased among selected Latin American countries. The percentage of tobacco users in these nations is expected to fall between 2020 and 2025. Chile had the highest share of tobacco users during the period depicted, reaching nearly 30 percent in 2019. Argentina ranked second that year, with a tobacco use prevalence of almost 25 percent, which is forecasted to decrease to 22.5 percent in 2025. In 2020, Chile had approximately 5.4 million smokers.
Share of tobacco users in selected Latin American countries between 2010 and 2025
Characteristic
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Peru
Colombia
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*Forecast from surveys completed prior to 2020.
Smoking estimates from Chile were not available and were substituted for other estimates by the source.
Tobacco use prevalence includes daily and non-daily tobacco users, regardless if they are smokers or not. Excludes electronic cigarettes that do not contain tobacco.
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WHO. (January 17, 2022). Share of tobacco users in selected Latin American countries between 2010 and 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201132/tobacco-smoking-prevalence-latin-american-countries/
WHO. "Share of tobacco users in selected Latin American countries between 2010 and 2025." Chart. January 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201132/tobacco-smoking-prevalence-latin-american-countries/
WHO. (2022). Share of tobacco users in selected Latin American countries between 2010 and 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201132/tobacco-smoking-prevalence-latin-american-countries/
WHO. "Share of Tobacco Users in Selected Latin American Countries between 2010 and 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201132/tobacco-smoking-prevalence-latin-american-countries/
WHO, Share of tobacco users in selected Latin American countries between 2010 and 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201132/tobacco-smoking-prevalence-latin-american-countries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of tobacco users in selected Latin American countries between 2010 and 2025 [Graph], WHO, January 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201132/tobacco-smoking-prevalence-latin-american-countries/
