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Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 4th March 2005	Hi Ali, about 26% of all adults smoke and about 10% are estimated to die of smoking-related heart problems, cancer and other diseases.
furrylump 18th March 2005	antonio, you can't really smoke "too little." The Japanese must have better healthcare or something.
vanni 19th March 2005	I'd like info on the percentage of adult smokers in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lichtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Moldova, San Marino, Vatican City and Yugoslavia.
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 19th March 2005	Hi Vanni, according to WHO reports, less than 0 percent of all adults smoke manufactured tobacco products in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lichtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Moldova, San Marino and the Vatican City. The nation formerly called Yugoslavia is now broken along ethnic lines into: Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Serbia and Montenegro. The WHO reports that more than 25% adults smoke in Slovenia.
Ioanna 4th June 2005	Living in Greece, i'm sure the Greeks should be very high on this list! I believe the Greeks and Japanese come first in average consumption of cigarettes per capita per day - do you have this stat? Thanks.
10th June 2005	id like to know what the possibilities could be for a longer life if you are a serious smoker beside healthier diet (ex.japan)?
Nimja 18th October 2005	Welllll...its true that Japan may have more smokers but, think of the diet difference between Japan and the US. I have lived both places, other factors like diet and lifestyle are affecting longevity more than smoking ever could.
Muriel 22nd October 2005	What is the cigarette consumption for France, Austria, the Czech Republic, the UK and Hungary? Thanks in advance!
Edward 25th October 2005	i think that United States is low down because they eat alto of junk food such as burgers, chips etc
daina 26th October 2005	can you tell me how many people smoke in Austraila
Dan 27th October 2005	The Japanese and the Greeks both have the very high life expectancies, but the smokers are vastly lower than the non smokers in every country. Perhaps this shows a psychological bent of self-destruction in countries where everyone is healthy... If you'll take a look again at the countries that live the longest, you'll certainly find that all of them consume alot of fish, a carbohydrate base, and alot of local vegetables. You'll also find that they tend to prepare their food less than other wealthier nations with shorter life expectancies.
yasir (Pakistan) 4th September 2006	I think you should have a look at pakistan,the smokers rate is increasingly fastly.

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