Smoking Rates by Country 2022

One of the most often used terms in the lexicon is tobacco, which refers to a wide range of plants in the Nicotiana family. Tobacco products are addictive because of the stimulant nicotine included in tobacco leaves.

Tobacco use and smoking have several negative health effects.

According to the World Health Organization, eight million people die each year from smoking-related causes, including those who inhale second-hand smoke. Smoking is the biggest avoidable cause of illness, disability, and death in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Lung cancer, mouth cancer, heart problems, and blood clots may all be caused by smoking. The danger of heart attack and stroke is also increased, as is the chance of tooth and gum decay and the development of wrinkled skin.

Smoking rates across the World

Overall, the greatest smoking rates are seen in Southeast Asia and Europe’s Balkan area. Smoking rates are often lower in Western Europe and the Americas; however, this is not always the case since Chile has one of the highest rates in the world.

Three of the top five nations with the highest rates of smoking in the world in 2018 are located in the Pacific Islands, one in Southeast Asia, and one in South America respectively.

Some South and Southeast Asian nations have high rates of male smoking but low rates of female smoking. For example, there is a male smoking rate of 76.20 percent and a female smoking rate of 3.60% in Indonesia.

Regarding smoking, 52.1% of people in Nauru are habitual smokers. Although it’s unusual, women in Nauru smoke somewhat more than males (52.6% to 51.7%). The second-highest percentage is found in Kiribati (52.0%), where the gender split is more usual, with 68.6% of men and 35.5% of women.

There is a 21-year-old smoking limit in the United States of America. Smoking prohibitions were raised from 18 to 21 in the United States on December 31, 2019.

Smoking prevalence varies by state, with West Virginia having the highest rate and Utah having the lowest.

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Smoking prevalence is greatest in these 10 countries:

1. Nauru (52.10%)
2. Kiribati (52.00%)
3. Tuvalu (48.70%)
4. Myanmar (45.50%)
5. Chile (44.70%)
6. Lebanon (42.60%)
7. Serbia (40.60%)
8. Bangladesh (39.10%)
9. Greece (39.10%)
10. Bulgaria (38.90%)