How many Britons smoke?

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Just 12.9% of Britons smoke cigarettes, figures out this week showed – the lowest on record. How does the UK compare?

– The highest smoking rate is in Nauru (48.5%), the lowest is in Ghana (3.5%).

– 24.5% of people in France are daily smokers compared with 11.5% in the US.

– In Germany, the overall smoking rate is 34%, an increase from 26.5% in March 2020. For young Germans aged between 14 and 17, this has almost doubled between 2021 and last year, from 8.7% to 15.9%.

– Maybe it’s the price of a pack. The average cost of 20 cigarettes in the UK hit £14.47 after the Budget in March. In France it’s £8.70, in Germany it’s even lower, at £5.68.