Tobacco Stats

These are the stats of smoking in Canada in 2009 compared to in 1999.

1999

- 51% of the total population had smoked in their lives
- 25% of the population were current smokers
- 25% of the population were former smokers
- 41% of the smokers were daily smokers
- 9% of the smokers were occasional smokers
- 83% of the current smokers were daily smokers
- 17% of the current smokers were occasional smokers

2009

- 44% of the total population had smoked in their lives
- 18% of the population were current smokers
- 27% of the population were former smokers
- 31% of the smokers were daily smokers
- 9% of the smokers were occasional smokers
- 77% of the current smokers were daily smokers
- 23% of the current smokers were occasional smokers