Newfoundland & Labrador

Smoking prevalence

$108.40 In 2015, smoking prevalence in Newfoundland & Labrador was 18.5%, well above the national average of 13.0%, and the highest among all provinces.

Figure 2.30 (below) shows smoking prevalence, overall and by sex, in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1999-2015. Overall prevalence decreased fairly steeply and steadily until 2005; since then, prevalence has levelled off, with little decline. Prevalence was higher among males than females in most years, although the difference varied from year to year, with similar estimates in a couple of instances.

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

Figure 2.30 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by sex, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999-2015
	NL	Males	Females
1999	28.5	32.2	24.9
2000	27.7	29.0	26.5
2001	25.7 [22.9-28.5]	30.2 [26.2-34.2]	21.3 [17.9-24.7]
2002	24.1 [21.6-26.5]	26.8 [22.7-30.8]	21.5 [18.5-24.5]
2003	23.0 [20.8-25.2]	25.5 [22.0-29.1]	20.5 [17.6-23.5]
2004	21.8 [19.5-24.2]	23.3 [20.0-26.6]	20.4 [17.3-23.5]
2005	20.6 [18.3-22.8]	22.3 [18.7-25.8]	18.9 [16.0-21.8]
2006	21.7 [19.6-23.8]	25.8 [22.5-29.2]	17.7 [15.2-20.3]
2007	21.2 [18.8-23.5]	23.5 [20.0-27.1]	18.9 [16.1-21.7]
2008	20.2 [18.2-22.3]	22.5 [19.1-25.8]	18.1 [15.5-20.7]
2009	20.7 [18.4-22.9]	24.0 [20.4-27.6]	17.5 [14.8-20.2]
2010	20.0 [17.9-22.2]	20.3 [16.8-23.9]	19.7 [16.9-22.5]
2011	19.0 [16.8-21.1]	21.0 [17.8-24.3]	17.0 [14.0-19.9]
2012	19.7 [17.4-22.0]	23.1 [19.2-26.9]	16.5 [13.8-19.2]
2013	19.5 [17.0-22.0]	19 [15.5-22.5]	19.9 [16.4-23.5]
2015	18.5 [15.8-21.1]	23.1 [19.0-27.2]	14.0 [10.8-17.2]

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

Figure 2.31 shows smoking prevalence by age group in Newfoundland & Labrador, from 1999-2015. During this time period, smoking prevalence decreased in all age groups, although only slightly among those over 45. The largest decrease observed was among those aged 15-19, whose smoking rate dropped by more than half.

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

Figure 2.31 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by age group, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999-2015
	15-19	20-24	25-44	45+	Overall
1999	29.9	37.2	34.6	20.9	28.5
2000	28.4	40.0	38.2	16.2	27.7
2001	22.0 [18.3-25.8]	41.4 [35.7-47.1]	31.8 [27.5-36.2]	18.3 [14.1-22.5]	25.7 [22.9-28.5]
2002	22.2 [18.3-26.2]	35.6 [29.2-42.0]	30.1 [25.1-35.2]	17.5 [14.3-20.8]	24.1 [21.6-26.5]
2003	22.0 [18.1-25.9]	34.3 [28.7-39.9]	28.9 [24.3-33.5]	16.6 [13.7-19.6]	23.0 [20.8-25.2]
2004	21.1 [17.6-24.7]	33.5 [28.0-39.1]	28.6 [23.6-33.6]	15.0 [12.3-17.6]	21.8 [19.5-24.2]
2005	19.0 [14.9-23.1]	28.3 [23.2-33.3]	22.5 [18.2-26.8]	18.2 [1.2-21.3]	20.6 [18.3-22.8]
2006	16.2 [12.6-19.8]	33.3 [28.3-38.2]	27.7 [23.3-32.1]	16.9 [14.2-19.6]	21.7 [19.6-23.8]
2007	16.8 [13.4-20.3]	30.8 [24.9-36.7]	25.8 [21.4-30.2]	17.5 [14.6-20.5]	21.2 [18.8-23.5]
2008	14.7 [11.7-17.7]	28.2 [23.0-33.3]	25.1 [20.3-29.9]	17.0 [14.3-19.7]	20.2 [18.2-22.3]
2009	16.0 [12.7-19.4]	29.4 [24.4-34.4]	27.7 [22.9-32.5]	16.1 [13.1-19.0]	20.7 [18.4-22.9]
2010	15.1 [11.3-18.9]	32.9 [27.0-38.9]	26.8 [21.6-31.9]	15.2 [12.4-18.0]	20.0 [17.9-22.2]
2011	11.1 [8.3-13.9]	25.0 [19.8-30.1]	24.5 [19.9-29.1]	16.2 [13.3-19.1]	19.0 [16.8-21.1]
2012	12.2 [9.2-15.2]	23.6 [18.8-28.4]	24.7 [19.6-29.8]	17.6 [14.6-20.6]	19.7 [17.4-22.0]
2013	12.4 [8.0-16.8]	28.1 [20.9-35.3]	24.3 [18.4-30.3]	16.8 [13.8-19.8]	19.5 [17.0-22.0]
2015	!	25.2 [18.0-32.5]	18.2 [13.2-23.2]	18.5 [15.0-22.0]	18.5 [15.8-21.1]

* Includes daily and non-daily smokers
! Estimate suppressed due to unacceptable quality
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015.

Cigarette consumption

Between 1999 and 2015, although average daily cigarette consumption in Newfoundland & Labrador appears to have decreased overall, there was little progress for much of the last decade (Figure 2.32). Male smokers consumed considerably more cigarettes per day than female smokers in all years.

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

Figure 2.32 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by sex, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1999-2013
	NL	Males	Females
1999	17.2	19.2	14.9
2000	15.5	17.4	13.5
2001	16.7 [15.3-18.1]	18.6 [16.5-20.8]	14.0 [12.7-15.2]
2002	16.2 [15.0-17.4]	18.3 [16.5-20.1]	13.8 [12.7-14.9]
2003	16.1 [14.8-17.4]	17.5 [15.5-19.5]	14.4 [12.9-16.0]
2004	14.6 [13.2-16.0]	16.3 [14.1-18.5]	12.7 [11.3-14.0]
2005	15.5 [14.0-16.9]	18.1 [15.8-20.3]	12.4 [10.7-14.1]
2006	16.0 [14.9-17.2]	17.5 [16.2-18.8]	13.9 [12.1-15.7]
2007	14.1 [13.1-15.0]	15.9 [14.4-17.4]	11.9 [10.8-12.9]
2008	14.1 [12.9-15.2]	15.0 [13.3-16.8]	13.0 [11.7-14.3]
2009	15.4 [14.2-16.7]	18.2 [16.3-20.1]	12.0 [10.8-13.3]
2010	14.5 [12.9-16.1]	16.6 [14.3-18.9]	12.1 [10.1-14.2]
2011	14.5 [13.5-15.5]	16.0 [14.7-17.3]	12.3 [10.9-13.8]
2012	15.2 [14.2-16.2]	16.4 [15.1-17.8]	13.5 [11.9-15.1]
2013	13.1 [12.0-14.3]	15.1 [13.5-16.8]	11.2 [9.7-12.8]
2015	14.0 [12.7-15.3]	16.0 [14.1-17.8]	10.7 [9.3-12.2]