Manitoba

Manitoba in 2020

Smoking prevalence: 13.0% (136,000 smokers), compared to 14.5% in 2019.
- Males: estimate suppressed.
- Females: estimate suppressed.
Average daily cigarette consumption: 10.2 cigarettes per day, compared to 10.8 in 2019.
Average price per carton (200 cigarettes): $14.29.

Smoking prevalence

In 2020, smoking prevalence in Manitoba was 13.0%, above the national average of 10.3%.

Figure 2.12 shows smoking prevalence, overall and among males and females, in Manitoba from 1999-2020. While there has been a considerable net decrease during this time, there was little overall change for most of the 2000s, followed by a fairly steady decline after 2010. Prevalence was greater among males than females in most years, although similar in a few instances.

Line graph showing current smoking prevalence among males and females in Manitoba from 1999 to 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.12 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Figure 2.12: Current smoking prevalence* (%) among males and females, Manitoba, 1999-2020
	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]
2017	14.5 [10.5-18.4]	16.4 [10.3-22.5]	12.5 [7.9-17.2]
2019	14.5 [10.4-18.6]	18.2 [11.5-24.9]	!
2020	13.0 [8.9-17.1]	!	!

* Includes daily and non-daily smokers.
! Estimates for females in 2019, 2020, males in 2020 suppressed due to unacceptable quality.
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017; Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2019, 2020.

Figure 2.13 shows smoking prevalence by age group in Manitoba, from 1999-2020. While data for the most recent years is not reportable for most age groups, the available data indicate that smoking prevalence decreased over time in all age groups except those aged 45 and over. The largest decrease observed was among those aged 15-19, for whom prevalence approximately halved since 1999.

Line graph showing current smoking prevalence by age group in Manitoba from 1999 to 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.13 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Figure 2.13: Current smoking prevalence* (%) by age group, Manitoba, 1999-2020
	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]
2017	14.2 [5.4-23.0]	21.1 [14.8-27.5]	!	10.2 [5.7-14.6]	14.5 [10.5-18.4]
2019	!	!	!	15.6 [10.2-21.1]	14.5 [10.4-18.6]
2020	!	!	!	!	13.0 [8.9-17.1]

* Includes daily and non-daily smokers.
! Estimates for age 24-44 in 2017, 2019, 2020, age 15-19 and age 20-24 in 2019, 2020, and age 45+ in 2020 suppressed due to unacceptable quality.
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017; Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2019, 2020.

Cigarette consumption

Between 1999 and 2020, average daily cigarette consumption in Manitoba appeared to decrease slowly for the first decade before increasing somewhat and then becoming much more variable, with the lowest estimates observed in the most recent years (Figure 2.14). Male smokers consumed more cigarettes per day than female smokers in all years with available data, although the magnitude of this difference varied by year and was very small in some cases.

Line graph showing average daily cigarette consumption among males and females in Manitoba from 1999 to 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.14 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Figure 2.14: Average daily cigarette consumption* (mean cigarettes per day) among males and females, Manitoba, 1999-2020
	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]
2017	17.2 [13.0-21.3]	19.0 [13.1-24.9]	13.9 [10.0-17.8]
2019	10.8 [7.7-13.9]	!	!
2020	10.2 [7.5-12.9]	!	!

*Among daily smokers.
! Estimates for males and females in 2019 and 2020 suppressed due to unacceptable quality.
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey,1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017; Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2019, 2020.