The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to 9.9% in 2024, the lowest level ever recorded, according to a report by the New England Journal of Medicine.

The CDC had remarkable data on smoking rates last fall, but it no longer had smoking experts available to review it and ...

US adult smoking rates hit historic low of 9.9% in 2024, marking the first time cigarette use dropped to single digits, but ...

U.S. cigarette smoking hits a record low as vaping stays widespread and nicotine pouch use grows, reshaping public health and tobacco policy.

Analysis of the 2023–2024 National Health Interview Survey shows that 18.8% of U.S. adults use tobacco, while cigarette smoking has fallen to 9.9%, the first time it has dropped below 10% nationally.

A Public Health Alerts report today notes that cigarette smoking in US adults dropped from 10.8% in 2023 to 9.9% in 2024, while the use of other tobacco products, such as cigars and e-cigarettes, ...

Despite progress the United States population has made in reducing its cigarette smoking, the measure of that progress has not been equal for all groups, according to a new report from the Surgeon ...