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<title>Our World in Data - Smoking</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
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    <title>Smoking has already killed far more people this century than in the entire 20th century</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-has-already-killed-far-more-people-this-century-than-in-the-entire-20th-century</id>
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    <published>2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-has-already-killed-far-more-people-this-century-than-in-the-entire-20th-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/46b403fe-ac44-4263-a341-97e8f1e2a100/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>While vaping is not risk-free, it is less harmful than tobacco</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-smoking-health-risks</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-smoking-health-risks"/>
    <published>2025-11-03T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-smoking-health-risks"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/54a3ed6a-16c9-4cf8-c5af-ef7bb9a89b00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Tobacco usage rates vary a lot across Western Europe</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-rates-vary-a-lot-across-western-europe</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-rates-vary-a-lot-across-western-europe"/>
    <published>2025-10-06T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-rates-vary-a-lot-across-western-europe"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b7e0f7d4-c339-4dd8-7df2-a084eeeb6c00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Strong anti-tobacco measures are growing, but reach only a minority worldwide</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/strong-anti-tobacco-measures-are-growing-but-reach-only-a-minority-worldwide</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/strong-anti-tobacco-measures-are-growing-but-reach-only-a-minority-worldwide"/>
    <published>2025-07-23T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Simon van Teutem</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/strong-anti-tobacco-measures-are-growing-but-reach-only-a-minority-worldwide"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/105cbffd-5284-4610-8fe3-8e7f5d28ca00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Smoking increases the risk of death from many causes</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-increases-the-risk-of-death-from-many-causes</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-increases-the-risk-of-death-from-many-causes"/>
    <published>2025-07-02T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/smoking-increases-the-risk-of-death-from-many-causes"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/c035c2df-16e9-47f9-aa17-beb96bb9a300/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
    <title>Once widespread, smoking is now uncommon in Great Britain</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/once-widespread-smoking-is-now-uncommon-in-great-britain</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/once-widespread-smoking-is-now-uncommon-in-great-britain"/>
    <published>2025-04-21T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Saloni Dattani</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/once-widespread-smoking-is-now-uncommon-in-great-britain"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/4ca6a09d-323a-4c66-33dd-02342fd72700/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Men are more likely to smoke than women almost everywhere in the world</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/men-are-more-likely-to-smoke-than-women-almost-everywhere-in-the-world</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/men-are-more-likely-to-smoke-than-women-almost-everywhere-in-the-world"/>
    <published>2025-01-10T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/men-are-more-likely-to-smoke-than-women-almost-everywhere-in-the-world"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9312fff6-2062-4f2a-cdb3-68a19b838000/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>The rise and fall of smoking in rich countries</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-rise-and-fall-of-smoking-in-rich-countries</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-rise-and-fall-of-smoking-in-rich-countries"/>
    <published>2024-07-22T05:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-rise-and-fall-of-smoking-in-rich-countries"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/406464ac-0140-479a-693a-81e437fb9e00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Smoking</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/smoking</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/smoking"/>
    <published>2023-08-01T14:04:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Tobacco smoking is one of the world’s largest health problems today.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/smoking"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/71064497-fa6b-4f89-ea67-d6160f2c7000/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Smoking: How large of a global problem is it? And how can we make progress against it?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/smoking-big-problem-in-brief</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/smoking-big-problem-in-brief"/>
    <published>2021-07-14T10:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Every year, around eight million people die prematurely as a result of smoking. But there are things we can do to prevent this.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/smoking-big-problem-in-brief"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/cbdaa7ca-63e3-4bf0-c5df-43a0e62cab00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low"/>
    <published>2020-10-29T17:28:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries despite paying much more for healthcare. What factors may explain this?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d0479ff8-6189-4bd4-51fe-0401c004da00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Who smokes more, men or women?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/who-smokes-more-men-or-women</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/who-smokes-more-men-or-women"/>
    <published>2019-09-02T15:25:40.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly one-in-four adults in the world smokes tobacco. More than one-third of men, but just over 8% of women do. How do sex differences in smoking vary across the world?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/who-smokes-more-men-or-women"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/eeed1a26-a31d-4d0d-ba57-21220f592c00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>In which countries do people smoke the most?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-smoke-most</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-smoke-most"/>
    <published>2019-09-02T15:21:48.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[One-in-five (20%) of adults in the world smoke tobacco. But where in the world is smoking most common?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-smoke-most"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7a4f1ac7-16a9-4940-abab-6a7b9634df00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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