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Who Smokes the Most Among 15+Year Olds?

Share of 15+ year-old Population Smoking (%)
Tobacco | January 4, 2019
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Based on a comparison of 25 countries in 2012, Latvia ranked the highest in smokers as a share of of 15+ year-old population with 33.7% followed by France and Belarus. On the other end of the scale was Sweden with 13.1%, Iceland with 13.8% and USA with 14.8%.

Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Population) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Belarus % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Denmark % ... ... ... ... ... 16.9% ... ... ... ...
Estonia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21.3% ... 17.2% ... 17.9% ...
France % ... ... ... ... ... ... 29.4% 26.9% 25.4% 24.0% 25.5% ...
Israel % ... ... ... ... 19.6% 16.9% ... 16.4% ... ... ...
Italy % ... 20.0% 19.9% 19.2% 18.6% 18.8% ...
Japan % 18.3% 17.7% 17.8% 16.7% ... ... ...
Latvia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22.6% ... ... ...
Mexico % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.40% 7.60% 7.70% ... 7.40% ...
Netherlands % 18.0% 16.8% 15.5% 15.4% 14.4% ...
South Korea % ... ... ... ... 18.4% 17.5% 17.5% 16.4% 15.9% ...
Spain % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22.1% ... ... 19.8% ... ...
Turkey % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26.5% ... ... 28.0% ... ... ...
Ukraine % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
United Kingdom % 16.1% 16.8% 16.6% 15.8% 14.5% ...