The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control

Chapter 2: Patterns of Tobacco Use, Exposure, and Health Consequences
Figure 2.11
Global Per Capita Cigarette Consumption Among People Age 15 Years and Older, by WHO
Region, 2000–2013
Notes: WHO = World Health Organization. High-income OECD countries = countries defined as high-income by the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development. High-income OECD countries are excluded from their respective regions.
Source: Based on data from Euromonitor International 2016. 12 For more information, see the Statistical Annex.
As shown in Table 2.9 and Figure 2.12, data for World Bank country income groups show a similar
picture. HICs experienced a substantial reduction, from 2,142 cigarettes per person in 2000 to 1,433 in
2013. Per capita consumption in lower middle-income countries remained essentially unchanged
between the year 2000 and the years 2010–2013, despite an increase in the mid-2000s. Upper middleincome
countries, however, generally experienced increases between 2000 (1,509 cigarettes per person),
2012 (1,672), and 2013 (1,650). 12
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