SMOKING STATISTICS SHOW BRITONS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES THAN MANY CONTINENTALS
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers may think there are a lot of smokers in the UK - in 2005, 24% of adults aged 16 or over in Britain smoked cigarettes, but spare a thought for officials in Greece - home of Europe's keenest smokers.
Figures published by the Economist Intelligence Unit this month (Nov) say Greek smokers light up more than any others worldwide - an average of 8.4 sticks per head per day, followed closely by their neighbours in Macedonia - at 7.1. Russia takes third spot with 6.8 cigarettes per day; then the Czech Republic - 6.4; ...
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