Original Title 原标题 Mapped: 15 Countries with the Highest Smoking Rates
It was not until 1950 when the link between smoking and lung cancer was proven, though physicians as far back as the late 19th century had identified it as a potential cause.
尽管医生们最早在19世纪末就已经确认抽烟是肺癌的一个潜在原因，但直到1950年代力，抽烟和肺癌的联系才被生命。
Since then, many countries have discouraged tobacco products in an attempt to reduce smoking rates, and consequent health effects.
从那时开始，许多国家就不鼓励烟草产品，目的是减少抽烟率及其引发的不良健康影响。
We visualize the countries with the highest rates of tobacco use among their population aged 15 and older. Data is sourced from the World Health Organization, and is current up to 2022.
我们将年纪15岁及以上年纪的人口的烟草使用率最高的国家作了视觉化图表。数据来自世界卫生组织（WHO），数据最近更新时间是2022年。
Which Countries Smoke the Most?
哪些国家抽烟最多？
In Nauru, nearly half of the population aged 15+ uses a tobacco product, the highest in the world. The island also has a high obesity rate, and nearly one-third of the population suffers from diabetes, due to poor nutritional variety in the food supply.
在瑙鲁，年纪15岁以上的人口中接近一半的人使用烟草产品，还全世界最高的比率。这个岛国还是肥胖率最高的国家，接近三分之一的人口有糖尿病，原因是该国食物供应上的营养种类较少。
Here’s a list of smoking rates by country, ranked from highest to lowest.
以下是各国抽烟率从高到低的排名表：
| Rank 排名 |
Country 国家 |
Tobacco use in those aged 15+ 15岁以上人口的烟草使用率 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru 瑙鲁 |
48% |
| 2 | Myanmar 缅甸 |
44% |
| 3 | Kiribati 基里巴斯 |
40% |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea 巴布亚新几内亚 |
40% |
| 5 | Bulgaria 保加利亚 |
40% |
| 6 | Serbia 塞尔维亚 |
40% |
| 7 | Timor-Leste 东帝汶 |
39% |
| 8 | Indonesia 印度尼西亚 |
38% |
| 9 | Croatia 克罗地亚 |
37% |
| 10 | Solomon Islands 所罗门群岛 |
37% |
| 11 | Andorra 安道尔 |
36% |
| 12 | Bosnia & Herzegovina 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 |
36% |
| 13 | Cyprus 塞浦路斯 |
36% |
| 14 | Jordan 约旦 |
36% |
| 15 | France 法国 |
35% |
| N/A |
World 全世界 |
23% |
Note: Figures rounded. “Tobacco use” includes smoke and smokeless products.
注意：数据经过四舍五入。“烟草使用”包括了烟雾和非烟雾的烟草产品。
Meanwhile, countries in the Balkan also see a high incidence of tobacco use, bucking the general European trend. Entrenched cultural norms, lax laws, and inexpensive cigarettes are some of the most commonly identified causes.
与此同时，我们可以看到巴尔干国家的烟草使用率非常高，与欧洲的总体趋势相反。人们最普遍地认为，根深蒂固的文化准则、松懈的法律，以及廉价的香烟产品是该地区烟草使用率高的原因。
On the other hand, tobacco use is a lot lower in the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa.
另一方面，在美洲和撒哈拉以南非洲地区的烟草使用就低得多。
In the U.S., fewer than one in four adults smoke. Canada is even lower at 12% of the population. But some African countries(Nigeria and Ghana) are all the way down in the single-digits, at 3%.
在美国，抽烟的成年人不到四分之一。加拿大的抽烟率甚至低于全国人口的12%。但是非洲国家（尼日利亚和加纳）抽烟率更低，是3%这样的个位数。
Interestingly, men smoke more than women in nearly every country in the world.
有趣的是，几乎在全世界所有的国家里，抽烟的男性都多过抽烟的女性。