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by kingludite 2281 days ago
https://www.statista.com/statistics/433390/individuals-who-c...

24% smoke in Italy

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Perhaps it doesn't matter that much how many people smoke right now, but how much lung damage they accrued during their lifetime.

The median age of the deceased is around 80 years.

According to a random source I found on the internets, in the 1950s and 1970s between 70% and 50% of the male population was smoking:

https://www.niussp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Schermata-...