Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 16.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cuba is 16.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cuba peaked at 40.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 99th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 30.7% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.5% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0801 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 775.66 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -26.47 % change on previous year (2020)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 721.79 current US$ per person (2020)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0751 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 81,399 current LCU per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cuba?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cuba was 16.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.