John, from Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, visited with the 5th and 6th grade about the risks of vaping and nicotine.
How popular is vaping?
The use of e-cigarettes is on the rise—but is it a passing fad or here to stay? Current vaping statistics can provide some context and help model its continued ascent.
- As of 2018, 9% of U.S. adults said they “regularly or occasionally” vape. (Gallup, 2018)
- In the U.S., 27.5% of high school students use vape products. (The Truth Initiative, 2019)
- According to a 2019 survey, more than 5 million U.S. middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days. (U.S Food and Drug Administration, 2019)
- Nearly 1 million youth e-cigarette users use the product daily, and 1.6 million use it more than 20 times per month. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2019)
Vaping statistics worldwide
- In 2011, there were 7 million e-cigarette users worldwide. By 2018, that number had increased to 41 million. (World Health Organization, 2018)
- There will be an estimated 55 million e-cigarette users worldwide by 2021. (Euromonitor, 2018)
- Worldwide vaping sales reached $15.7 billion in 2018 and they’re expected to reach $40 billion by 2023. (The Lancet, 2019)
- The three largest markets for vaping products are the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. (Euromonitor, 2018)
Vaping statistics in the U.S.
- Roughly 1 in every 20 Americans use vaping devices, and 1 in 3 users vape daily. (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018)
- 8% of Americans report using vaping products in the past week. (Gallup, 2019)
- Oklahoma has the highest rate of e-cigarette usage, followed by Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky. (CDC, 2017)
- Washington, D.C. has the lowest rate of e-cigarette usage, followed by South Dakota, California, Maryland, and Vermont. (CDC, 2017)
Vaping statistics by age
- 20% of Americans ages 18 to 29 use vape products, compared with 16% of those ages 30 to 64, and fewer than 0.5% among those 65 and older. (Gallup, 2018)
- Young people ages 15 to 17 are 16 times more likely to vape than people age 25 to 34. (Truth Initiative, 2018)
- From 2017 to 2019, the percent of high school students who vaped in the past 30 days increased among 12th graders (11% to 25%), 10th graders (8% to 20%), and 8th graders (4% to 9%). (The New England Journal of Medicine, 2019)
Teen vaping statistics
- Youth e-cigarette use rose 1,800% from 2011 to 2019. (Truth Initiative, 2019)
- Two-thirds of young JUUL users (ages 15 to 21) don’t know that the product always contains nicotine. (Truth Initiative, 2019)
- In 2019, 10.5% of middle school students reported using vaping products within the past month. (CDC, 2019)
- Around 61% of teens who vape do it “to experiment,” 42% because they like the taste, 38% to have a good time, 37% to relieve tension, and 29% to feel good or get high. (Monitoring the Future, 2019)
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