Table 3 Comparison of the prevalence of smoking in various countries
From: Transition in tobacco use stages and its related factors in a longitudinal study
Country | Year of study | Type of smoking | Age | Male | Female | Overall | Cigarette smoking cessation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran [10] | 2007 | Cigarette smoking | 15–64 | 23.4 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 3.4 |
Iran [9] | 2009 | Cigarette smoking | 15–64 | 22.1 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 1.7 |
Iran (present study) | 2014 | Cigarette smoking | 40–70 | 24.7 | 0.17 | 10.3 | 3.7 |
Iran (present study) | 2014 | Tobacco smoking | 40–70 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 11.25 | 3.6 |
Saudi Arabia [29] | 2015 | Tobacco smoking | > 15 | 21.5 | 1.1 | 12.2 | – |
Egypt [22] | 2011 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 40 | 53.5 | 1.8 | 29.6 | – |
Lebanon [22] | 2011 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 40 | 59.9 | 47.3 | 53.9 | – |
Morocco [22] | 2011 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 40 | 29.7 | 1.4 | 15.3 | – |
UAE [22] | 2011 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 40 | 37.4 | 8.6 | 23.5 | – |
Iran [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 26.0 | 2.0 | – | – |
Albania [32] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 42.5 | 4.2 | – | – |
Ukraine [32] | 2007 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 52.0 | 14.8 | – | – |
Iraq [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 31.0 | 4.0 | – | – |
Italy [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 33.0 | 19.0 | – | – |
Turkey [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 47.0 | 15.0 | – | – |
USA [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 33.0 | 23.0 | – | – |
UK [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 25.0 | 23.0 | – | – |
Denmark [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 30.0 | 28.0 | – | – |
Germany [7] | 2009 | Tobacco smoking | ≥ 15 | 33.0 | 25.0 | – | – |