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Smokers Prevalences, Lung Cancer Rates
and Life Expectancies
Smokers Prevalence as a percentage of the population over 15 years of age
Age adjusted Lung Cancer Death Rates per 100,000
Life Expectancy from Birth
The data are from three different sources.
- First I found a list of the Smokers Prevalences of 87 countries at the site of the World Health Organization.
- Wanting to give more information, I extracted the Life Expectancies of those countries from the CIA World Fact book 1994.
- After many searches without result, I finally found Lung Cancer Death Rates of many of those countries at the CDC-site, where "Tobacco or Health: A Global Status Report, Country Profiles by Region, 1997" from the WHO is presented.
Contrary to most anti-smoking organizations who select the examples which fit their theories, I have tried to be as complete as possible. When data is missing, I haven't found it. If you know of other sources, please e-mail me.
Of course I have an agenda also, so I have sorted the data from this table to make some points:
- You might want to look at the smoking prevalences of the Top 15 Western lung cancer death rates for males and females. Why do so many more smokers die from lung cancer in one country than the other?
- Or take a look at the smoking prevalences of the Top 15 life expectancies for males and females. Where are the "years lost by smoking"?
( e. '90s = early 1990s )
Europe
| Smokers Prevalence in percentages, age 15+ | LCDR age adjusted, per 100,000 | Life Expectancy in years, from birth Country | M | F | Yr
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 | Albania | 49.8 | 7.9 | '90 | 40.2 | 7.5 | e. '90s | 73.4 | 76.6 | '94
 Austria
| 42.0 | 27.0 | '92
| 66.2 | 13.7 | e. '90s
| 73.4 | 80.0 | '94
|  Belgium
| 31.0 | 19.0 | '93
| 115.3 | 10.9 | '85-89
| 73.7 | 80.4 | '94
|  Bulgaria
| 49.0 | 17.0 | '89
| 57.6 | 9.4 | e. '90s
| 70.0 | 76.7 | '94
|  Cyprus
| 42.5 | 7.2 | '90
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| 74.0 | 78.6 | '94
|  Czech Rep.
| 43.0 | 31.0 | '94
| 108.9 | 14.7 | e. '90s
| 69.4 | 77.0 | '94
|  Denmark
| 37.0 | 37.0 | '93
| 75.5 | 35.7 | e. '90s
| 72.9 | 78.9 | '94
|  Estonia
| 52.0 | 24.0 | '94
| 100.0 | 10.9 | e. '90s
| 65.0 | 75.2 | '94
|  Finland
| 27.0 | 19.0 | '94
| 69.7 | 10.4 | e. '90s
| 72.2 | 79.9 | '94
|  France
| 40.0 | 27.0 | '93
| 68.6 | 7.7 | e. '90s
| 74.3 | 82.3 | '94
|  Germany
| 36.8 | 21.5 | '92
| 71.3 | 12.2 | e. '90s
| 73.2 | 79.6 | '94
|  Greece
| 46.0 | 28.0 | '94
| 74.1 | 10.3 | e. '90s
| 75.2 | 75.2 | '94
|  Hungary
| 40.0 | 27.0 | '89
| 117.1 | 23.9 | e. '90s
| 67.4 | 75.6 | '94
|  Iceland
| 31.0 | 28.0 | '94
| 46.8 | 38.6 | e. '90s
| 76.6 | 81.2 | '94
|  Ireland
| 29.0 | 28.0 | '93
| 69.6 | 26.4 | e. '90s
| 72.9 | 78.7 | '94
|  Italy
| 38.0 | 26.0 | '94
| 83.8 | 10.9 | e. '90s
| 74.4 | 81.0 | '94
|  Latvia
| 67.0 | 12.0 | '93
| 93.0 | 9.7 | e. '90s
| 64.4 | 74.8 | '94
|  Lithuania
| 52.0 | 10.0 | '92
| 89.9 | 8.7 | e. '90s
| 66.5 | 76.2 | '94
|  Luxembourg
| 32.0 | 26.0 | '93
| 91.3 | 14.8 | e. '90s
| 73.0 | 80.5 | '94
|  Malta
| 40.0 | 18.0 | '92
| 65.9 | 9.0 | e. '90s
| 74.5 | 79.2 | '94
|  Netherlands
| 36.0 | 29.0 | '94
| 103.0 | 15.5 | e. '90s
| 74.7 | 81.0 | '94
|  Norway
| 36.4 | 35.5 | '94
| 45.9 | 15.4 | e. '90s
| 74.0 | 80.9 | '94
|  Poland
| 51.0 | 17.0 | '93
| 101.4 | 14.5 | e. '90s
| 68.6 | 76.9 | '94
|  Portugal
| 38.0 | 15.0 | '94
| 40.7 | 6.8 | e. '90s
| 71.8 | 78.9 | '94
|  Russian Fed.
| 67.0 | 30.0 | '93
| 103.5 | 10.6 | e. '90s
| 63.9 | 74.2 | '94
|  Slovakia
| 43.0 | 26.0 | '92
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| 68.7 | 77.2 | '94
|  Slovenia
| 35.0 | 23.0 | '94
| 88.0 | 12.6 | e. '90s
| 70.5 | 78.4 | '94
|  Spain
| 48.0 | 25.0 | '93
| 69.0 | 5.4 | e. '90s
| 74.5 | 81.2 | '94
|  Sweden
| 22.0 | 24.0 | '94
| 35.5 | 15.3 | e. '90s
| 75.5 | 81.2 | '94
|  Switzerland
| 36.0 | 26.0 | '92
| 65.0 | 12.1 | e. '90s
| 74.8 | 81.7 | '94
|  Turkey
| 63.0 | 24.0 | '88
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| 68.6 | 73.4 | '94
|  UK
| 28.0 | 26.0 | '94
| 85.5 | 30.9 | e. '90s
| 73.9 | 79.9 | '94
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North and Central America
| Smokers Prevalence in percentages, age 15+ | LCDR age adjusted, per 100,000 | Life Expectancy in years, from birth Country | M | F | Yr
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 | Bahamas's | 19.3 | 3.8 | '89 | 43.6 | 22.4 | '85-89 | 67.7 | 75.5 | '94
 Canada
| 31.0 | 29.0 | '91
| 82.9 | 31.5 | e. '90s
| 74.7 | 81.7 | '94
|  Costa Rica
| 35.0 | 20.0 | '88
| 22.8 | 7.6 | e. '90s
| 75.9 | 79.8 | '94
|  Cuba
| 49.3 | 24.5 | '90
| 57.5 | 20.9 | e. '90s
| 74.7 | 79.2 | '94
|  Dominican Rep.
| 66.3 | 13.6 | '90
| 11.4 | 3.0 | e. '90s
| 66.2 | 70.6 | '94
|  El Salvador
| 38.0 | 12.0 | '88
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| 64.4 | 69.7 | '94
|  Guatemala
| 37.8 | 17.7 | '89
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| 61.9 | 67.1 | '94
|  Honduras
| 36.0 | 11.0 | '88
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| 65.2 | 70.1 | '94
|  Jamaica
| 43.0 | 13.0 | '90
| 26.1 | 6.7 | '85-89
| 72.2 | 76.7 | '94
|  Mexico
| 38.3 | 14.4 | '90
| 24.4 | 9.0 | e. '90s
| 69.4 | 76.7 | '94
|  United States
| 28.1 | 23.5 | '91
| 85.9 | 36.9 | e. '90s
| 72.6 | 79.4 | '94
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South America
| Smokers Prevalence in percentages, age 15+ | LCDR age adjusted, per 100,000 | Life Expectancy in years, from birth Country | M | F | Yr
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 | Argentina | 40.0 | 23.0 | '92 | 55.9 | 8.9 | e. '90s | 68.1 | 74.8 | '94
 Bolivia
| 50.0 | 21.4 | '92
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| 60.9 | 65.9 | '94
|  Brazil
| 39.9 | 25.4 | '89
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| 57.4 | 67.3 | '94
|  Chile
| 37.9 | 25.1 | '90
| 31.8 | 9.0 | '85-89
| 71.5 | 77.7 | '94
|  Colombia
| 35.1 | 19.1 | '92
| 24.5 | 10.7 | '85-89
| 69.3 | 75.0 | '94
|  Paraguay
| 24.1 | 5.5 | '90
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| 71.7 | 74.9 | '94
|  Peru
| 41.0 | 13.0 | '89
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| 63.4 | 67.9 | '94
|  Uruguay
| 40.9 | 26.6 | '90
| 82.9 | 6.2 | e. '90s
| 70.9 | 77.5 | '94
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Asia
| Smokers Prevalence in percentages, age 15+ | LCDR age adjusted, per 100,000 | Life Expectancy in years, from birth Country | M | F | Yr
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 | Bahrain | 24.0 | 6.0 | '91 | - | - | - | 71.1 | 76.1 | '94
 Bangladesh
| 60.0 | 15.0 | '90
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| 55.4 | 54.8 | '94
|  China
| 61.0 | 7.0 | '84
| 56.0 | 23.1 | e. '90s
| 66.9 | 69.0 | '94
|  India
| 40.0 | 3.0 | '80s
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| 58.2 | 59.1 | '94
|  Indonesia
| 53.0 | 4.0 | '86
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| 58.7 | 62.9 | '94
|  Iraq
| 40.0 | 5.0 | '90
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| 64.9 | 66.7 | '94
|  Israel
| 45.0 | 30.0 | '90
| 38.1 | 12.1 | e. '90s
| 75.9 | 80.2 | '94
|  Japan
| 59.0 | 14.8 | '94
| 47.9 | 12.6 | e. '90s
| 76.5 | 82.3 | '94
|  Korea (Rep.)
| 68.2 | 6.7 | '89
| 40.1 | 9.4 | e. '90s
| 67.4 | 74.0 | '94
|  Kuwait
| 52.0 | 12.0 | '91
| 35.5 | 15.3 | '85-89
| 72.8 | 77.3 | '94
|  Malaysia
| 41.0 | 4.0 | '86
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| 66.3 | 72.2 | '94
|  Mongolia
| 40.0 | 7.0 | '90
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| 63.9 | 68.5 | '94
|  Pakistan
| 27.4 | 4.4 | '80
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| 56.8 | 58.1 | '94
|  Philippines
| 43.0 | 8.0 | '87
| 13.2 | 4.3 | '80-84
| 62.9 | 68.0 | '94
|  Saudi Arabia
| 52.7 | n/a | '90
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| 66.3 | 69.7 | '94
|  Seychelles
| 50.9 | 10.3 | '89
| 101.4 | 29.2 | '85-89
| 66.1 | 73.4 | '94
|  Singapore
| 31.9 | 2.7 | '95
| 76.9 | 24.8 | e. '90s
| 73.2 | 78.9 | '94
|  Sri Lanka
| 54.8 | 0.8 | '88
| 3.3 | 1.0 | '85-89
| 69.4 | 74.6 | '94
|  Thailand
| 49.0 | 4.0 | '95
| 6.4 | 2.3 | '85-89
| 65.0 | 71.9 | '94
|  Turkmenistan
| 26.6 | 0.5 | '92
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| 61.6 | 68.8 | '94
|  Uzbekistan
| 40.0 | 1.0 | '89
| - | - | -
| 65.3 | 72.0 | '94
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Oceania
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 | Australia | 29.0 | 21.0 | '93 | 61.1 | 19.2 | e. '90s | 74.5 | 80.8 | '94
 Cook Islands
| 44.0 | 26.0 | '88
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| 69.2 | 73.1 | '94
|  Fiji
| 59.3 | 30.6 | '88
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| 62.9 | 67.5 | '94
|  New Zealand 1
| 27.0 | 26.0 | '95
| 64.9 | 25.9 | e. '90s
| 72.8 | 80.2 | '94
|  Papua New Guinea
| 46.0 | 28.0 | '90
| 0.4 | 0.3 | '75-79
| 55.6 | 57.3 | '94
|  Tonga
| 65.0 | 14.0 | '91
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| 65.6 | 70.4 | '94
|  Western Samoa
| 53.0 | 18.6 | '94
| - | - | -
| 65.6 | 70.5 | '94
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Africa
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 | Algeria | 53.0 | 10.0 | '80 | - | - | - | 66.6 | 68.8 | '94
 Ethiopia
| 39.8 | 1.0 | '86
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| 51.0 | 54.4 | '94
|  Lesotho
| 38.3 | 1.0 | '89
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| 60.3 | 64.0 | '94
|  Mauritius
| 47.2 | 3.7 | '92
| 27.5 | 7.1 | e. '90s
| 66.6 | 74.6 | '94
|  Morocco
| 39.6 | 9.1 | '90
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| 66.4 | 70.2 | '94
|  Nigeria
| 24.4 | 6.7 | '90
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| 54.1 | 56.6 | '94
|  South Africa
| 52.0 | 17.0 | '95
| - | - | -
| 62.4 | 68.0 | '94
|  Swaziland
| 33.0 | 8.0 | '89
| - | - | -
| 52.4 | 60.5 | '94
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| 1 New Zealand Ministry of Health |
(The percentages were entered by hand, there might be some errors)