Manitoba

Smoking prevalence

$125.80 In 2015, smoking prevalence in Manitoba was 14.8%, somewhat above the national average of 13.0%.

Figure 2.12 (below) shows smoking prevalence, overall and by sex, in Manitoba from 1999-2015. Over this time, prevalence decreased overall, but there was little decline through most of the 2000s. Prevalence was greater among males than females in most years, although similar in a few instances, and sex differences varied from year to year.

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 2.12 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by sex, Manitoba, 1999-2015
	Manitoba	Males	Females
1999	23.3	27.3	19.4
2000	25.7	28.7	22.7
2001	25.9 [23.5-28.3]	27.7 [24.2-31.2]	24.1 [21.0-27.3]
2002	21.1 [19.0-23.2]	20.8 [17.7-23.9]	21.3 [18.6-24.1]
2003	20.9 [18.6-23.2]	23.6 [21.1-27.0]	18.3 [15.4-21.2]
2004	20.6 [18.4-22.8]	22.3 [18.8-25.7]	19.0 [16.3-21.7]
2005	22.3 [20.1-24.4]	22.5 [19.3-25.8]	22.0 [18.8-25.1]
2006	20.1 [17.9-22.2]	22.4 [19.0-25.7]	17.8 [15.1-20.5]
2007	19.9 [17.9-21.9]	20.9 [17.8-24.1]	18.8 [16.2-21.5]
2008	20.8 [18.6-23.0]	22.6 [19.1-26.0]	19.1 [16.4-21.8]
2009	18.9 [16.7-21.0]	20.4 [17.0-23.7]	17.4 [14.6-20.2]
2010	20.5 [18.5-22.6]	23.3 [19.9-26.6]	17.9 [15.3-20.4]
2011	18.7 [16.6-20.7]	21.5 [18.2-24.8]	15.8 [13.2-18.5]
2012	17.9 [15.8-20.1]	19.5 [16.1-22.9]	16.4 [13.5-19.2]
2013	17.4 [15.0-19.9]	19.4 [15.6-23.2]	15.5 [12.5-18.6]
2015	14.8 [12.4-17.2]	18.5 [14.6-22.3]	11.2 [8.5-14.0]

*Includes daily and non-daily smokers
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015.

Figure 2.13 shows smoking prevalence by age group in Manitoba, from 1999-2015. Over this time, smoking prevalence decreased in all age groups except those over 45, for whom smoking prevalence fluctuated near 15%. The largest decrease observed was among those aged 15-19, for whom prevalence decreased by more than half during this time period. In the most recent years, prevalence appears to have decreased steadily among those aged 25-44, while remaining fairly stable in other age groups.

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 2.13 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by age group, Manitoba, 1999-2015
	15-19	20-24	25-44	45+	Overall
1999	29.5	32.4	30.1	14.2	23.3
2000	25.4	36.6	30.8	19.2	25.7
2001	28.2 [23.7-32.7]	36.8 [30.2-43.4]	29.5 [24.9-34.2]	20.3 [16.6-23.9]	25.9 [23.5-28.3]
2002	23.3 [19.2-27.4]	33.4 [28.5-38.3]	24.5 [20.4-28.5]	15.5 [12.8-18.2]	21.1 [19.0-23.2]
2003	20.3 [16.3-24.3]	29.2 [24.2-34.2]	27.8 [23.1-32.5]	14.0 [11.0-17.0]	20.9 [18.6-23.2]
2004	21.0 [16.9-25.0]	25.5 [20.8-30.2]	23.1 [19.2-26.9]	17.7 [14.4-21.0]	20.6 [18.4-22.8]
2005	20.0 [15.7-24.3]	32.8 [27.3-38.3]	25.8 [21.3-30.3]	18.0 [15.1-21.0]	22.3 [20.1-24.4]
2006	19.7 [16.1-23.3]	31.7 [26.9-36.6]	24.2 [19.7-28.7]	15.0 [12.4-17.5]	20.1 [17.9-22.2]
2007	20.1 [16.1-24.1]	30.9 [25.8-35.9]	23.6 [19.1-28.0]	15.2 [12.7-17.7]	19.9 [17.9-21.9]
2008	17.0 [13.3-20.7]	24.5 [19.8-29.2]	24.7 [20.4-28.9]	18.2 [15.1-21.3]	20.8 [18.6-23.0]
2009	17.9 [14.2-21.6]	25.4 [20.1-30.6]	23.5 [18.9-28.1]	14.7 [11.9-17.6]	18.9 [16.7-21.0]
2010	15.0 [11.4-18.7]	26.7 [22.1-31.2]	26.4 [22.1-30.6]	16.5 [13.7-19.2]	20.5 [18.5-22.6]
2011	14.3 [11.2-17.4]	26.6 [22.2-31.0]	22.4 [17.5-27.3]	15.5 [12.9-18.1]	18.7 [16.6-20.7]
2012	12.5 [9.4-15.6]	27.4 [20.9-33.9]	20.4 [15.7-25.0]	15.5 [12.4-18.6]	17.9 [15.8-20.1]
2013	12.6 [8.9-16.4]	26 [20.3-31.6]	18.4 [12.7-24.2]	16 [13.1-19.0]	17.4 [15.0-20.0]
2015	12.7 [8.6-16.8]	19.5 [14.4-24.5]	15.2 [10.3-20.1]	14.1 [10.9-17.2]	14.8 [12.4-17.2]

* Includes daily and non-daily smokers
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015

Cigarette consumption

Between 1999 and 2015, average daily cigarette consumption in Manitoba appeared to decrease slowly for the first decade; however, increases were observed for a few years after 2009, although consumption once again decreased in the most recent wave (Figure 2.14). Male smokers consumed more cigarettes per day than female smokers in all years, although the magnitude of this difference varied by year and was very small in some cases.

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 2.14 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by sex, Manitoba, 1999-2015
	Manitoba	Males	Females
1999	15.8	16.9	14.2
2000	16.7	18.2	14.9
2001	14.8 [13.8-15.9]	15.5 [14.0-17.1]	14.0 [12.7-15.2]
2002	15.7 [14.1-17.3]	18.3 [15.5-21.1]	13.3 [11.8-14.7]
2003	14.7 [13.5-16.0]	16.2 [14.3-18.2]	13.0 [11.7-14.2]
2004	14.9 [13.7-16.0]	15.6 [13.9-17.4]	13.9 [12.5-15.2]
2005	14.1 [13.2-15.1]	14.7 [13.3-16.1]	13.5 [12.3-14.8]
2006	14.0 [13.0-15.1]	16.2 [14.4-17.9]	11.7 [10.6-12.7]
2007	14.1 [13.0-15.3]	15.0 [13.5-16.4]	13.1 [11.6-16.7]
2008	13.6 [12.6-14.7]	14.0 [12.3-15.6]	13.2 [12.0-14.5]
2009	12.9 [11.8-14.0]	14.9 [13.4-16.5]	10.3 [9.0-11.6]
2010	13.3 [12.2-14.4]	14.0 [12.3-15.7]	12.6 [11.4-13.7]
2011	14.4 [13.1-15.7]	15.5 [13.7-17.4]	12.6 [11.0-14.1]
2012	14.1 [12.7-15.5]	15.4 [13.5-17.4]	12.2 [10.6-13.9]
2013	14.9 [12.8-16.9]	16.2 [12.9-19.5]	13.211.6-14.8]
2015	10.9 [9.5-12.3]	11.6 [9.6-13.7]	9.7 [7.9-11.5]