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Long-term trends in the prevalence of current smokers

The bar graph provides a visual representation of the long-term trends in the prevalence of currents smokers in Canada for the following three age groups: aged 15+, youth aged 15-19, and young adults aged 20-24.

Long-term trends in the prevalence of current smokers

Note 1: SOSIC results are calculated from rebased population estimates and exclude missing values.

Sources: 1999-2007 - Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey;
1994/95-1998/99 - National Population Health Survey; May 1994 - Survey on Smoking in Canada (SOSIC); 1985/91 - General Social Surveys

* Note that this number should not be rounded up to 23%
Both sexes Total 15-19 yrs 20-24 yrs
1999 (%) 25 28 35
2000 (%) 24 25 32
2001 (%) 22 22.5* 32
2002 (%) 21 22 31
2003 (%) 21 18 30
2004 (%) 20 18 28
2005 (%) 19 18 26
2006 (%) 19 15 27
2007W1 (%) 19 15 24
Date Modified: 2010-08-03

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