22.3% of Americans smoke (CDC); 23 million American women smoke (NHLBI)
approx 1 in 4 or 22.30% or 60.7 million people in USA [about data]
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATION ONLY! NOT BASED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA SOURCES. The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Smoking to the populations of various countries and regions. These prevalence extrapolations for Smoking are only estimates, based on applying the prevalence rates from the US (or a similar country) to the population of other countries, and therefore may have very limited relevance to the actual prevalence of Smoking in any region:
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Smoking in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| USA | 65,485,153 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 7,249,255 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 23,405,988 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| Smoking in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belize | 60,866 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 3,184,572 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 1,195,226 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| Smoking in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 869,245 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| Smoking in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Brazil | 41,054,545 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 3,528,742 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 9,435,302 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 1,380,675 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 6,142,379 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 5,578,877 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| Smoking in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Denmark | 1,207,186 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 1,162,836 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 65,554 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 2,003,967 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| Smoking in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 13,440,367 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 2,307,665 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 13,474,599 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 885,211 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 103,179 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 7,196 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 3,638,958 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 13,440,367 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 650,713 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| Smoking in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Austria | 1,822,971 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 277,897 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 18,380,687 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 2,237,219 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 7,456 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 8,613,675 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 1,209,455 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 448,558 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 1,661,543 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| Smoking in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belarus | 2,299,245 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 299,191 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 514,306 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 804,561 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 32,106,214 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 10,644,253 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| Smoking in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Azerbaijan | 1,754,649 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Georgia | 1,046,737 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Portugal | 2,346,884 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 8,982,613 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Smoking in Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Greece | 2,374,398 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Italy | 12,946,816 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Smoking in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Albania | 790,492 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90,896 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 1,676,507 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 1,002,801 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 454,938 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 4,985,287 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2,414,175 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| Smoking in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Mongolia | 613,543 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| Smoking in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Kazakhstan | 3,377,045 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 1,563,576 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 5,889,522 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| Smoking in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| China | 289,643,010 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 1,528,692 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 28,395,258 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 99,298 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 5,061,554 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 10,756,128 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 5,073,213 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| Smoking in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Turkey | 15,363,343 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| Smoking in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Afghanistan | 6,358,549 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 31,518,925 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 487,381 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 237,510,737 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 35,500,781 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,438,851 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| Smoking in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| East Timor | 227,293 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 53,175,006 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 1,353,190 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 5,245,513 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 19,231,897 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 970,918 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 14,465,011 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 18,433,803 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| Smoking in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Gaza strip | 295,472 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 15,053,214 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 5,658,555 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 1,382,378 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 1,251,298 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 503,433 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 842,319 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,752,493 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 4,017,762 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 562,833 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 515,398 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 4,465,545 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| Smoking in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Egypt | 16,974,184 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 1,255,843 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 8,730,039 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| Smoking in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Congo Brazzaville | 668,562 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 4,628,817 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 756,111 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 2,533,399 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 3,958,329 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 2,420,028 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 1,312,107 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| Smoking in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Central African Republic | 834,573 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 2,127,095 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 13,004,697 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 1,837,224 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| Smoking in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Ethiopia | 15,908,054 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 7,355,010 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 1,851,925 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 8,043,787 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 5,885,027 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| Smoking in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Angola | 2,448,217 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 365,548 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 9,912,008 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 260,740 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 2,458,728 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 818,824 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| Smoking in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Australia | 4,440,630 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 890,621 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,208,722 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATED STATISTICS ONLY! Not based on data sources from individual countries. These statistics are calculated extrapolations of various prevalence or incidence rates against the populations of a particular country or region. The statistics used for prevalence/incidence of Smoking are typically based on US, UK, Canadian or Australian prevalence or incidence statistics, which are then extrapolated using only the population of the other country. This extrapolation calculation is automated and does not take into account any genetic, cultural, environmental, social, racial or other differences across the various countries and regions for which the extrapolated Smoking statistics below refer to. The extrapolation does not use data sources or statistics about any country other than its population. As such, these extrapolations may be highly inaccurate (especially for developing or third-world countries) and only give a general indication (or even a meaningless indication) as to the actual prevalence or incidence of Smoking in that region. These statistics are presented only in the hope that they may be interesting to some people.
The word 'prevalence' of Smoking usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Smoking at any given time (i.e. people with Smoking). The term 'incidence' of Smoking means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Smoking diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Smoking). Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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