Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 225,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Jamaica, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 225,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Jamaica peaked at 303,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 225,000, in 2030.
That places Jamaica 131st out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 303,000 | — |
| 2005 | 292,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 290,000 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 284,000 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 274,000 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 262,000 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 256,000 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 252,000 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 248,000 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 245,000 | -1.2% |
| 2030 | 225,000 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295,000 | 290,000 | 303,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 279,000 | 274,000 | 284,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 252,600 | 245,000 | 262,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Jamaica?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Jamaica was 225,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 303,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,000 in 2030.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Jamaica ranks 131st out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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