Cigarettes are smoked by over 1 billion people, which is nearly 20 % of the world population in 2014. About 800 million of these smokers are men. While smoking rates have leveled off or declined in developed nations, especially among men, in developing nations tobacco consumption continues to rise. More than 80 % of all smokers now live in countries with low or middle incomes, and 60 % in just 10 countries, a list headed by China. Smokers are over half of adult males in Indonesia (57 %, but mostly kretek, a local form of cigarette) and China (53 % estimated), and nearly half in Bangladesh, though for women the figure is much lower.
where is smoking most common in the world
China China