Table 4 Smoking prevalence in males and females, and their sex ratio, in 23 countries
From: Patterns of lung cancer mortality in 23 countries: Application of the Age-Period-Cohort model
Country | Prevalence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male | Female | Male: female ratio | Rank* | Data source$ |
Taiwan | 55.1 | 3.3 | 16.7 | 1 | Adult (18 years & older), 1996 |
Hong Kong | 27.1 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 2 | Adult (15 years & older), 1998 |
Singapore | 26.9 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 3 | Adult (18–64 year olds), 1998 |
Portugal | 30.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 4 | Adult (15 years & older), 1995–1996 |
Japan | 52.8 | 13.4 | 3.9 | 5 | Adult (15 years & older), 1998 |
Poland | 39.0 | 19.0 | 2.1 | 6 | Adult, 1998 |
Italy | 32.2 | 17.3 | 1.9 | 7 | Adult (14 years & older), 1998 |
Cuba | 48.0 | 26.3 | 1.8 | 8 | Adult (15 years & older), 1995 |
Spain | 42.1 | 24.7 | 1.7 | 9 | Adult (16 years & older), 1997 |
Greece | 46.0 | 28.0 | 1.6 | 10 | Adult, 1994–1998 |
Hungary | 44.0 | 27.0 | 1.6 | 11 | Adult (18 years & older), 1998–1999 |
France | 39.0 | 27.0 | 1.4 | 12 | Adult (18 years & older), 1997 |
Finland | 27.0 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 13 | Adult (15–64 year olds), 1999 |
USA | 27.6 | 22.1 | 1.3 | 14 | Adult (18 years & older), 1997 |
Netherlands | 37.0 | 30.0 | 1.2 | 15 | Adult (15 years & older), 1998 |
Belgium | 31.0 | 26.0 | 1.2 | 16 | Adult (15 years & older), 1999 |
Canada | 27.0 | 23.0 | 1.2 | 17 | Adult (15 years & older), 1999 |
Australia | 27.1 | 23.2 | 1.2 | 18 | Adult (16 years & older), 1995 |
New Zealand | 26.0 | 24.0 | 1.1 | 19 | Adult (15 years & older), 1998 |
Denmark | 32.0 | 30.0 | 1.1 | 20 | Adult (14 years & older), 1998 |
England and Wales | 29.0 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 21 | Adult (16 years & older), 1996 |
Norway | 33.7 | 32.3 | 1.0 | 22 | Adult (16–74 year olds), 1998 |
Sweden | 17.1 | 22.3 | 0.8 | 23 | Adult (16–84 year olds), 1998 |