In 2019, half (49.7%) of current smokers and recent quitters aged 15-19 had made a quit attempt lasting at least 24 hours in the past 12 months. While the estimate for 2020 was not reportable, there was no significant change between 2019 and 2020 in the percentage of smokers aged 15-19 who had tried to quit smoking in the past 12 months.57
Since 1999, the proportion of smokers and recent quitters who had attempted to quit in the past 12 months has remained above half (Figure 10.3).
![Line graph showing percentage of smokers and recent quitters who attempted to quit in the past 12 months, by age group, from 1999 to 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.](/tobacco-use-canada/sites/default/files/uploads/images/10_3_2022_figure_0.jpg)