Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 13.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 19.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0448 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 660.01 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 276.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0392 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 13.9% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 108th 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 Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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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.