Prevalence of Smoking by Country in the World

Data are for men and women 15 years or older.

Country/territory

Total (% of population)

Men (% of population)

Women (% of population)

Nauru	54.0	61.0	47.0
Guinea	51.7	59.5	43.8
Namibia	50.0	65.0	35.0
Kenya	49.4	66.8	31.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina	48.0	NA	NA
Serbia and Montenegro (former country)	47.0	52.0	42.0
Mongolia	46.7	67.8	25.5
Yemen	44.5	60.0	29.0
São Tomé and Príncipe	44.1	NA	NA
Turkey	44.0	60-65	20-24
Romania	43.5	62.0	25.0
Slovakia	42.6	55.1	30.0
Kiribati	42.0	56.5	32.3
Tuvalu	41.0	51.0	31.0
Lebanon	40.5	46.0	35.0
Venezuela	40.5	41.8	39.2
Argentina	40.4	46.8	34.0
Albania	39.0	60.0	18.0
Bangladesh	38.7	53.6	23.8
Nepal	38.5	48.0	29.0
Tonga	38.3	62.4	14.2
Greece	38.0	47.0	29.0
Laos	38.0	41.0	15.0
Panama	38.0	56.0	20.0
Kyrgyzstan	37.8	60.0	15.6
Georgia	37.5	60.5	15.0
Niue	37.5	58.0	17.0
Cuba	37.2	48.0	26.3
Benin	37.0	NA	NA
Cambodia	37.0	66.0	8.0
Papua New Guinea	37.0	46.0	28.0
Bulgaria	36.5	49.2	23.8
Russia	36.5	63.2	9.7
Macedonia	36.0	40.0	32.0
Andorra	35.9	43.7	28.0
Cameroon	35.7	NA	NA
China	35.6	66.9	4.2
Hungary	35.5	44.0	27.0
Ukraine	35.3	51.1	19.4
Germany	35.0	39.0	31.0
Korea, South	35.0	65.1	4.8
Mexico	34.8	51.2	18.4
Tunisia	34.8	61.9	7.7
France	34.5	38.6	30.3
Poland	34.5	44.0	25.0
Uganda	34.5	52.0	17.0
Brazil	33.8	38.2	29.3
Kazakhstan	33.5	60.0	7.0
Switzerland	33.5	39.0	28.0
Lithuania	33.4	51.0	16.0
Spain	33.4	42.1	24.7
Japan	33.1	52.8	13.4
Croatia	33.0	34.0	32.0
Luxembourg	33.0	39.0	27.0
The Netherlands	33.0	37.0	29.0
Myanmar	32.9	43.5	22.3
Armenia	32.5	64.0	1.0
Philippines	32.4	53.8	11.0
Estonia	32.0	44.0	20.0
Moldova	32.0	46.0	18.0
Ecuador	31.5	45.5	17.4
Ireland	31.5	32.0	31.0
Norway	31.5	31.0	32.0
Indonesia	31.4	59.0	3.7
Djibouti	31.1	57.5	4.7
Latvia	31.0	49.0	13.0
Tanzania	31.0	49.5	12.4
Denmark	30.5	32.0	29.0
Bolivia	30.4	42.7	18.1
Syria	30.3	50.6	9.9
Belarus	29.8	54.9	4.6
Czech Republic	29.0	36.0	22.0
Jordan	29.0	48.0	10.0
Uzbekistan	29.0	49.0	9.0
Peru	28.6	41.5	15.7
Cook Islands	28.5	40.0	17.0
Israel	28.5	33.0	24.0
Belgium	28.0	30.0	26.0
Guatemala	27.8	37.8	17.7
Vietnam	27.1	50.7	3.5
Brunei	27.0	40.0	14.0
Vanuatu	27.0	49.0	5.0
South Africa	26.5	42.0	11.0
United Kingdom	26.5	27.0	26.0
Malaysia	26.4	49.2	3.5
Maldives	26.0	37.0	15.0
Algeria	25.2	43.8	6.6
Slovenia	25.2	30.0	20.3
Trinidad and Tobago	25.1	42.1	8.0
Canada	25.0	27.0	23.0
El Salvador	25.0	38.0	12.0
New Zealand	25.0	25.0	25.0
Data are for various years. Includes countries where more than 25 percent of total population smokes.

Source: World Health Organization.

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