scorecard
  1. Home
  2. finance
  3. 22 wealthy nations that smoke the most

22 wealthy nations that smoke the most

Oscar Williams-Grut   

22 wealthy nations that smoke the most
Finance1 min read

A French soccer fan smokes a cigarette as he watches the 2014 World Cup soccer match between France and Switzerland on a large screen at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, June 20, 2014.

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

France is up there.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its latest "Health at a Glance" report, giving a snapshot of the health of its 34 member nations.

The report looks at everything from access and quality of healthcare to diet, weight, and lifestyle factors in each of its wealthy member nations.

One of the lifestyle factors it looks at is smoking, which kills nearly 6 million people a year according to the OECD.

The average rate of smoking in the populations across all 34 OECD nations is 19.7%, but 22 countries have a higher than average rate. We've rounded them all up below.

READ MORE ARTICLES ON


Advertisement

Advertisement