The year smoking will die out around the world: table

The percentage of smokers is declining across the developed world, and the declines are more or less in a straight line in most markets. If these trends continue, then by 2050, many important tobacco markets will have gone to zero smoking," Citigroup said.

The table below illustrates the year the trend hits zero in each of the following nations: 

	% of the population that smokes	Citi's earliest prediction for end of smoking
Australia	17	2030
Belgium	20	2051
Canada	18	2040
Finland	21	2093
France	25	2118
Germany	23	2280
Greece	40	2231
Iceland	16	2033
Italy	23	2091
Japan	24	2054
Netherlands	28	2048
New Zealand	18	2058
Norway	21	2042
Spain	26	2056
Sweden	15	2028
United Kingdom	21	2040
United States	21	2046

• Source: Citi Investment Research and Analysis based on OECD, national data, TMA and JT data



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