Liability Risk and Insurance
Tobacco update
Decline in use of commercial tobacco products in US
The US saw a decline in the use of commercial tobacco products overall, combustible tobacco products, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes,
among US adults from 2019 to 2020, according to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, it noted
that nearly one in five adults (an estimated 47.1 million) reported current (every day or some days) tobacco product use in
2020, including 30.8 million who smoked cigarettes.