2023-05-31 15:36:08
The WHO estimates that more than 8 million people die prematurely from smoking each year. Of the 1.3 billion smokers worldwide (nearly one in four adults), more than 80% live in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of tobacco-related disease and death is the highest. heavy. Where is smoking most prevalent in the world? And what are the consumer trends over the past few decades?
The nations with the most smokers are grouped into three regions. Southeast Asia (especially in Myanmar and Indonesia), Europe (especially in the Balkans, but also in France) and the small islands of the Pacific (Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu). In the countries mentioned above, one adult in three, if not more, smokes tobacco daily or occasionally. Conversely, it is in Africa that we find the fewest smokers: in Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria, less than 5% of adults smoke.
In terms of trends, over the past twenty years there has been a sharp decline in the prevalence of smoking in the countries of North America and Western Europe – with the exception of France, where the proportion of regular and occasional smokers n has hardly diminished. According to WHO data published by Our World in Data, the prevalence of smoking in France has increased from 34% in 2000 to 33% in 2020, while countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden have seen their rates drop by regarding half. Globally, the prevalence has fallen from regarding one in three adults to one in four adults. The world’s second largest cigarette market following China, Indonesia is one of the few nations where the proportion of smokers has increased.
On the same subject: our infographic on the health benefits of quitting smoking.
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