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Smoking Prevalence by Country

Rank countries by the share of adults aged 15+ who currently smoke cigarettes (%), World Health Organization.

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Smoking Prevalence by Country

125 countries
Rank Country Smoking Prevalence% of adults aged 15+
1 Republic of North Macedonia 39.9%
2 Timor-Leste 37.1%
3 Lebanon 37.0%
4 Montenegro 33.3%
5 Serbia 32.8%
6 Bulgaria 32.3%
7 Solomon Islands 31.4%
8 Indonesia 30.3%
9 Turkey 29.1%
10 Papua New Guinea 29.0%
11 Croatia 28.3%
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.9%
13 Jordan 27.1%
14 Palestine 27.1%
15 Cyprus 27.0%
16 Hungary 25.7%
17 Kingdom of Tonga 25.6%
18 Mongolia 25.6%
19 France 25.3%
20 Greece 24.8%
21 China 24.1%
22 Republic of Latvia 24.0%
23 Maldives 23.4%
24 Romania 23.0%
25 Slovak Republic 23.0%
26 Vanuatu 22.5%
27 Chile 22.4%
28 Czech Republic 22.3%
29 Lithuania 22.3%
30 Russia 22.2%
31 Spain 22.0%
32 Fiji 21.9%
33 Portugal 20.8%
34 Egypt 20.3%
35 Malta 20.3%
36 Argentina 20.1%
37 Italy 19.6%
38 Luxembourg 19.5%
39 Poland 19.2%
40 Estonia 19.1%
41 Tunisia 19.0%
42 Ukraine 18.9%
43 Belgium 18.7%
44 Kuwait 18.6%
45 Kazakhstan 18.3%
46 Israel 18.2%
47 Samoa 18.2%
48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.9%
49 Republic of Albania 17.8%
50 Slovenia 17.7%
51 Kyrgyz Republic 17.2%
52 Libya 17.2%
53 Malaysia 17.2%
54 South Africa 17.2%
55 Philippines 16.9%
56 Switzerland 16.9%
57 Iraq 16.4%
58 South Korea 16.2%
59 Uruguay 15.8%
60 Thailand 15.6%
61 Algeria 15.4%
62 Austria 15.4%
63 Vietnam 15.3%
64 Germany 14.6%
65 Japan 14.3%
66 Mexico 13.9%
67 Myanmar 13.8%
68 Netherlands 13.8%
69 Brunei 13.4%
70 Ireland 13.3%
71 Republic of Botswana 13.3%
72 Bahrain 12.8%
73 State of Qatar 12.8%
74 Nepal 12.5%
75 Singapore 12.1%
76 Bangladesh 11.9%
77 Kingdom of Cambodia 11.9%
78 Saudi Arabia 11.9%
79 Honduras 10.6%
80 Finland 10.3%
81 Brazil 10.1%
82 Denmark 10.1%
83 Guatemala 9.7%
84 Bolivia 9.6%
85 Sultanate of Oman 9.4%
86 Morocco 9.3%
87 Peru 9.2%
88 Republic of Zambia 9.2%
89 Sri Lanka 9.2%
90 United States of America 9.2%
91 Pakistan 9.0%
92 Cooperative Republic of Guyana 8.3%
93 Ecuador 8.3%
94 Jamaica 8.3%
95 New Zealand 8.2%
96 Republic of Uzbekistan 8.0%
97 Canada 7.9%
98 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.8%
99 United Kingdom 7.8%
100 Australia 7.3%
101 Afghanistan 7.0%
102 Iran 7.0%
103 Costa Rica 6.9%
104 United Arab Emirates 6.9%
105 Colombia 6.7%
106 Zimbabwe 6.6%
107 El Salvador 6.5%
108 Bhutan 6.2%
109 Norway 6.1%
110 Republic of Mozambique 6.0%
111 Haiti 5.7%
112 Kenya 5.4%
113 Sweden 5.3%
114 Republic of Malawi 4.8%
115 Iceland 4.5%
116 Tanzania 4.1%
117 India 3.9%
118 Paraguay 3.9%
119 Republic of Cameroon 3.7%
120 Republic of Panama 3.7%
121 Republic of Rwanda 3.5%
122 Uganda 3.5%
123 Ethiopia 2.5%
124 Nigeria 2.2%
125 Ghana 1.7%