page_title: Prevalence of tobacco use
section_title: Countries
hierarchical_section_title: Prevalence of tobacco use / Countries
caption_attribution_description: English: Average cigarette consumption per smoker per day (all ages and both sexes combined).
context_page_description: Prevalence of tobacco use is reported by the World Health Organization, which focuses on cigarette smoking due to reported data limitations. Smoking has therefore been studied more extensively than any other form of consumption.
  Smoking is generally five times more prevalent among men than women; however, the gender gap differs across countries and is smaller in younger age groups. In developed countries smoking rates for men have peaked and have begun to decline, and also started to stall or decline for women.
  Smoking prevalence has changed little since the mid-1990s, before which time it declined in English-speaking countries due to the implementation of tobacco control. However, the number of smokers worldwide has increased from 721 million in 1980 to 967 million in 2012 and the number of cigarettes smoked increased from 4.96 trillion to 6.25 trillion due to population growth.
  In Western countries, smoking is more prevalent among populations with mental health problems, with alcohol and drug problems, among criminals, and among the homeless.
  In 2002, about 20% of young teens smoked worldwide. 80,000 to 100,000 children begin smoking every day.
caption: Consumption per smoker per day in 2012.[15]
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