Saskatchewan

Smoking prevalence

$110.22 In 2015, smoking prevalence in Saskatchewan was 16.9%, above the national average of 13.0%.

Figure 2.9 (below) shows smoking prevalence, overall and by sex, in Saskatchewan from 1999-2015. Despite considerable year-to-year variation, there appears to have been a net decrease in overall prevalence during this time, and a steady downward trend in recent years. Throughout this time period, prevalence was similar or slightly greater among males in most years, although sex differences varied appreciably by 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 2.9 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by sex, Saskatchewan, 1999-2015
	Saskatchewan	Males	Females
1999	25.9	27.3	24.5
2000	28.1	29.0	27.2
2001	25.4 [23.2-27.6]	25.6 [22.0-29.1]	25.2 [22.4-28.0]
2002	21.1 [18.9-23.4]	21.9 [18.1-25.6]	20.5 [17.7-23.2]
2003	24.1 [21.8-26.3]	25.4 [22.2-28.7]	22.8 [19.8-25.7]
2004	21.7 [19.5-24.0]	23.9 [20.8-27.0]	19.6 [16.8-22.4]
2005	22.0 [19.8-24.2]	22.3 [19.0-25.7]	21.7 [18.9-24.5]
2006	23.7 [21.5-25.9]	24.6 [21.3-28.0]	22.8 [19.9-25.7]
2007	24.0 [21.7-26.2]	26.4 [23.2-29.7]	21.6 [18.5-24.7]
2008	20.3 [18.3-22.4]	22.5 [19.3-25.7]	18.3 [15.8-20.7]
2009	22.3 [20.1-24.4]	24.6 [20.9-28.2]	20.0 [17.4-22.6]
2010	21.1 [19.0-23.3]	24.6 [21.0-28.3]	17.7 [15.2-20.2]
2011	19.2 [17.1-21.3]	21.6 [18.4-24.7]	16.9 [14.4-19.5]
2012	18.5 [16.4-20.1]	19.5 [16.2-22.8]	17.6 [14.7-20.5]
2013	17.6 [15.0-20.2]	16.4 [12.6-20.3]	18.7 [15.2-22.3]
2015	16.9 [14.4-19.4]	19.0 [15.2-22.9]	14.7 [11.8-17.7]

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

Figure 2.10 shows smoking prevalence by age group in Saskatchewan, from 1999-2015. Although smoking rates fluctuated, there was a net decrease in prevalence within all age groups, and a downward trend over time was observed in all groups under age 45.

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

Figure 2.10 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by age group, Saskatchewan, 1999-2015
	15-19	20-24	25-44	45+	Overall
1999	31.4	32.3	31.5	18.5	25.9
2000	24.1	36.4	36.7	20.2	28.1
2001	27.1 [23.0-31.2]	37.8 [32.2-43.4]	29.9 [25.5-34.3]	18.9 [16.0-21.8]	25.4 [23.2-27.6]
2002	29.0 [24.7-33.3]	34.3 [29.2-39.3]	25.6 [21.0-30.3]	13.4 [10.6-16.2]	21.1 [18.9-23.4]
2003	28.2 [23.8-32.7]	33.9 [28.8-38.9]	27.7 [23.1-32.2]	18.7 [15.8-21.5]	24.1 [21.8-26.3]
2004	24.7 [20.4-29.0]	28.9 [24.4-33.4]	28.1 [23.6-32.5]	15.1 [12.1-18.2]	21.7 [19.5-24.0]
2005	24.9 [20.7-29.0]	35.7 [30.7-40.8]	26.3 [21.8-30.8]	15.8 [12.9-18.8]	22.0 [19.8-24.2]
2006	20.8 [17.1-24.6]	31.2 [26.2-36.2]	30.1 [25.6-34.6]	18.6 [15.7-21.5]	23.7 [21.5-25.9]
2007	22.0 [17.6-26.3]	31.2 [25.6-36.9]	29.7 [24.7-34.6]	19.3 [16.4-22.1]	24.0 [21.7-26.2]
2008	20.0 [16.2-23.7]	27.0 [21.9-32.2]	23.1 [18.7-27.6]	17.4 [14.6-20.1]	20.3 [18.3-22.4]
2009	18.3 [14.5-22.1]	27.9 [22.9-32.8]	28.5 [23.4-33.5]	18.0 [14.9-21.1]	22.3 [20.1-24.4]
2010	20.3 [16.6-23.9]	25.1 [20.7-29.4]	24.6 [19.2-29.9]	18.4 [15.7-21.1]	21.1 [19.0-23.3]
2011	19.8 [15.8-23.8]	27.0 [21.7-32.4]	23.3 [18.3-28.3]	15.1 [12.3-17.8]	19.2 [17.1-21.3]
2012	20.2 [15.9-24.5]	25.1 [19.6-30.5]	19.2 [14.4-24.0]	16.6 [13.9-19.3]	18.5 [16.4-20.7]
2013	12.9 [8.1-17.1]	21.8 [15.5-28.0]	22.5 [16.1-28.8]	14.3 [11.5-17.0]	17.6 [15.0-20.2]
2015	13.7 [9.2-18.3]	24.3 [17.6-30.9]	18.8 [14.0-23.6]	14.8 [11.3-18.2]	16.9 [14.4-19.4]

* 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 Saskatchewan remained near 15 for many years, but appears to have decreased overall (Figure 2.11). Male smokers consumed considerably more cigarettes per day than females in nearly all years.

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

Figure 2.11 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by sex, Saskatchewan, 1999-2015
	Saskatchewan	Males	Females
1999	16.0	16.9	14.8
2000	15.3	16.6	14.0
2001	16.1 [15.2-17.1]	17.4 [16.0-18.9]	14.8 [13.6-15.9]
2002	16.1 [14.3-17.9]	17.7 [14.6-20.7]	14.5 [12.8-16.2]
2003	16.0 [14.9-17.1]	17.8 [16.2-19.4]	13.8 [12.3-15.4]
2004	13.9 [13.0-14.8]	15.3 [13.9-16.8]	12.2 [11.1-13.2]
2005	14.1 [13.1-15.0]	16.2 [14.7-17.8]	12.1 [11.0-13.1]
2006	14.6 [13.6-15.7]	17.0 [15.4-18.6]	12.0 [10.8-13.1]
2007	13.9 [12.8-14.9]	16.2 [14.5-17.8]	11.6 [10.2-12.9]
2008	14.8 [13.6-15.9]	17.0 [15.2-18.8]	12.3 [11.1-13.5]
2009	14.4 [13.4-15.3]	15.8 [14.4-17.1]	12.8 [11.5-14.0]
2010	15.4 [14.0-16.8]	16.7 [14.8-18.7]	13.3 [11.5-15.1]
2011	14.8 [13.6-16.0]	16.7 [15.2-18.3]	12.1 [10.6-13.6]
2012	13.8 [12.5-15.0]	14.0 [12.3-15.7]	13.6 [11.8-15.3]
2013	13.7 [12.2-15.3]	15.8 [13.3-18.3]	11.9 [10.2-13.4]
2015	13.3 [11.8-14.8]	15.0 [12.6-17.4]	11.4 [9.9-12.8]