Table 4.
Smoking prevalence in males and females, and their sex ratio, in 23 countries
| Country | Prevalence | ||||
| 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 |
*Rank by Male: female ratio
$Data were obtained from the World Health Organization