Welcome to the Healthy Caribbean Coalition’s Youth Tobacco Advocacy Portal
Globally more than 8 million deaths are attributed to tobacco use annually
This includes smoked and chewing tobacco use, along with second-hand exposure to tobacco.[1]

What percentage of youth are using tobacco in the Caribbean?
- According to the Report on Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas (2018) Caribbean countries have the highest levels of tobacco experimentation before the age of 10.
- Among the Americas, the Caribbean has the second highest prevalence of current tobacco use at 14.4%, above the regional average of 11.5%.[2]
- According to the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Trinidad and Tobago has the highest rates of e-cigarette use at 17.2%.[3]
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Tobacco Control Policies Protecting Youth
Mapping of tobacco control policies across the Caribbean that protect youths.
Tobacco Advocacy Resources for Youth
Use these free resources to enhance your advocacy work.
Caribbean Tobacco Control Campaigns and Initiatives
Find information about tobacco control initiatives in the Caribbean
Information correct as at December 2021
[1] Murray, C.J., Aravkin, A.Y., Zheng, P., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K.M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abd-Allah, F., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahi, M., Abdollahpour, I. and Abegaz, K.H., 2020. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396(10258), pp.1223-1249.
[2] Pan American Health Organization. Core Indicators 2019: Health Trends in the Americas. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2019
[3] Pan American Health Organization. Report on Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas, 2018. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2018