Noting the confidence intervals and margins of error noted in the data
below, it is likely that Canada, Australia and New Zealand have almost
the same smoking prevalence; that England may have slightly higher
because of it not counting combustible tobacco other than cigarettes
and roll-your-own tobacco, and that the USA has the highest smoking
prevalence of the five nations.
Australia:(2019 AIHW ages ≥14 and ≥18):
(all combustible tobacco users, at any smoking frequency –people
who reported smoking cigarettes daily, weekly, monthly or less than
monthly) ≥14yrs: 14.0% (margin of error 0.6); ≥18 yrs: 14.7%
(margin of error 0.7%) Daily smoking by 11%.
Canada:(2019 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey
≥15yrs 14% (Only past 30-day use of any tobacco product --
including chewing tobacco)
New Zealand:2018 Current smoking (smoke at least
monthly, and have smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their whole life
time) among persons aged ≥15): 14.2% (CIs: 13.4-15.0)
(Māori adults 34% (31.1-37.1) (cigarettes & RYO only at any smoking
frequency)
UK:(2019 Office of National Statistics; ages
≥ 18): 14.1% “who smoke cigarettes nowadays”)
USA: (2018 NHIS ages ≥ 18): 16.5% (CIs 15.9-17.2)
(all combustible tobacco users at any smoking frequency “every
day or some days”