Falling cigarette smoking rates from 2016 to 2024

Reported rates of adult smoking in each country.

Australia's smoking rates are based primarily on AIHW National Drug Strategy Household Survey data, 2016-2025. Australia's 2025 smoking rate was 8.2% – down again from 2024. The latest figures Canada, UK or the US were from 2024, so the authors ran a regression line through the Australian data to provide a 2024 estimate.
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