Table 2. Estimated overall prevalence (95% CI) of smoking status by country:WMH survey consortium, 2001–2005.
| Current/active | Former/quit | Never smoked | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon* | 36.0 (33.2 to 12.3) | 10.5 (8.7 to 12.3) | 53.4 (50.7 to 56.1) |
| Spain | 34.2 (32.7 to 35.7) | 18.4 (16.8 to 19.9) | 47.4 (45.6 to 49.1) |
| Ukraine* | 32.4 (30.8 to 34.0) | 13.3 (12.1 to 14.5) | 54.2 (52.6 to 55.9) |
| China* | 31.8 (29.0 to 34.8) | 6.9 (5.6 to 8.5) | 61.3 (57.6 to 64.4) |
| Netherlands | 31.8 (29.7 to 33.7) | 27.6 (25.2 to 30.0) | 40.6 (38.1 to 43.1) |
| Germany | 31.2 (29.4 to 33.0) | 20.0 (17.7 to 22.2) | 48.8 (46.6 to 51.0) |
| France | 27.6 (25.6 to 29.7) | 24.1 (22.1 to 26.1) | 48.2 (45.2 to 51.3) |
| Israel† | 27.5 (26.3 to 28.8) | 20.1 (18.9 to 21.3) | 52.4 (51.0 to 53.8) |
| Italy | 27.4 (25.8 to 29.1) | 20.0 (18.7 to 21.4) | 52.5 (50.4 to 54.6) |
| Japan | 27.0 (25.1 to 28.9) | 22.7 (20.9 to 24.4) | 50.3 (48.1 to 52.3) |
| Belgium | 25.7 (23.5 to 27.8) | 23.2 (20.7 to 25.7) | 51.2 (48.6 to 53.7) |
| South Africa* | 25.6 (23.9 to 27.2) | 9.6 (8.3 to 10.9) | 64.8 (62.8 to 66.6) |
| USA | 25.0 (23.8 to 26.1) | 27.6 (26.4 to 28.8) | 47.3 (45.8 to 48.9) |
| New Zealand | 23.4 (22.4 to 24.4) | 27.8 (26.8 to 28.8) | 48.7 (47.4 to 49.9) |
| Mexico* | 20.6 (18.8 to 22.4) | 27.1 (25.3 to 28.9) | 52.2 (50.0 to 54.4) |
| Colombia* | 14.6 (13.2 to 15.9) | 23.9 (22.2 to 25.5) | 61.5 (59.7 to 63.3) |
| Nigeria* | 3.9 (3.5 to 4.3) | 10.4 (9.4 to 11.4) | 85.7 (84.6 to 86.8) |
*
Denotes low/middle-income countries as classified by the World Bank.
†
Israel estimates are for those who smoked at least once a day.