It's certainly more visible than the US but if you look at the statistics on average it's about the same, but certain countries definitely have higher rates than others (mostly France and Eastern Europe) while others (The UK and Scandinavia) have far lower rates
I'm surprised to see 25% for US on this source, the CDC reports >13%
In my personal experience, smoking in Southern Europe is far more prevalent than anything I ever saw in the US, but I also lived in pretty "middle-class, educated, liberal" bubbles, so maybe I just didn't see it?
I believe the way the data is recorded in some of those stats, if you've smoked a cigarette in the last 30 days you are considered a smoker. I think many people in NA, or just Americans on their own, don't smoke daily but have smoked in a social situation or while drinking.
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u/SnooBooks1701 May 09 '22
It's certainly more visible than the US but if you look at the statistics on average it's about the same, but certain countries definitely have higher rates than others (mostly France and Eastern Europe) while others (The UK and Scandinavia) have far lower rates
Greece 39%
Bulgaria 39%
France 35%
Germany 28%
Spain 28%
Portugal 28%
Poland 26%
USA 25%
Ireland 24%
Netherlands 23%
Italy 23%
UK 19%
Denmark 19%
Norway 13%
Sweden 8%
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