The Tobacco Atlas estimated the number of cigarettes an average person aged 15+ consumed in the year 2016, which is what the following map shows (based on sales data, so the figures may be somewhat skewed in countries where cross-border shopping is common): I used the data above and combined them with the prevalence of tobacco smoking by WHO (2015, males and females separately), the sex ratio (The World Factbook, 2016) and the data on male and female population in the 014 age group (by the World Bank, 2016) to arrive at an estimate of the average number of cigarettes smoked by a smoker (defined as a person who smokes at least one cigarette a month) per day (the annual consumption divided by 365):
10.1016/0021-9150(84)90193-X Rahilly-Tierney C, Vokonas P, Gaziano JM, Spiro A III: Lifestyle Change and High-Density Lipoprotein Change: The US Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study
Smoking can constrict blood vessels in the gums, bone, and periodontal ligaments
Angela Pratt, the WHOs representative in Vietnam, wrote on social media: This is a vote for health, especially the health of Vietnams young people. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHOs director-general, chimed in to say: Congratulations, #Vietnam, on making this bold decision to protect your citizens, especially the young ones, from vaping and heated tobacco products. When people are given the option to switch to vapes, millions do
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