INDEPTH: SMOKING
Smoking Around the World
CBC News Online | Updated November 19, 2003
A World Health Organization table lists smoking frequency by country, in terms of cigarettes smoked per person per year, for smokers aged 15 years and older:
- 1. Poland (3,620)
- 2. Greece (3,590)
- 3. Hungary (3,260)
- 4. Japan (3,240)
- 5. Korean Republic (3,010)
- 6. Switzerland (2,910)
- 7. Iceland (2,860)
- 8. Netherlands (2,820)
- 9. Yugoslavia (2,800)
- 10. Australia (2,710)
- 11. United States (2,670)
- 12. Spain ((2,670)
- 13. Canada (2,540)
- 14. New Zealand (2,510)
- 15. Ireland (2,420)
- 16. Germany (2,360)
- 17. Belgium (2,310)
- 18. Israel (2,290)
- 19. Cuba (2,280)
- 20. Bulgaria (2,240)
- 21. United Kingdom (2,210)
- 22. Austria (2,210)
- 23. Saudi Arabia (2,130)
- 24. France (2,120)
- 25. Turkey (2,100)
At the bottom of the list of 100 countries is Guatemala (340).
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