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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults — TU‑02 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

Most Recent Data:
11.0 percent (2023) *

Target:
6.1 percent  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
14.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over were current cigarette smokers in 2019  *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adult cigarette smoking, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total
14.2
CI 13.7 / 14.7
SE 0.264
12.7
CI 12.1 / 13.2
SE 0.282
11.7
CI 11.3 / 12.2
SE 0.239
11.7
CI 11.2 / 12.2
SE 0.256
11.0
CI 10.6 / 11.5
SE 0.246