Rank of cigarette consumers by nations

• Greece has the highest smoking rate in the world, with each person smoking over 8 cigarettes a day.
• Of the 123 countries, 17 European countries are in the top 20.
• Smoking rates tend to decline when countries get wealthier thanks to higher taxes, bans and health education.
• Spain, Japan and South Korea remain strongly addicted.
• 20% of cigarettes in France are sold illegally to avoid heft tobacco duty, and so are not included in the figures.
• Tiny consumption of Indians compared with the Chinese might in part be explained by Indian fondness for chewing tobacco.

Source: Economist