• LalSalaamComrade@lemmy.ml
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    11 days ago

    There are plenty of countries doing better in smoking in terms of relative change, like Peru, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Norway, etc - there’s a whole lot of them. The net drop in smoking is about 32% in the US, compared to these countries, which have a much higher drop - indicating the effectiveness of their anti-smoking campaign.

    In fact, countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Panama, Ethiopia and Turkmenistan are doing really well, with less than 6% of the population smoking.

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      11 days ago

      I’m a smoker in the US. It seems like a hell of a lot less than 6% of people here smoke. I don’t think I have a single family member or friend who still smokes. Feels like it’s just me.