The UAE has one of the lowest smoking rates in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to a new report on the use of tobacco, while Lebanon has the highest. In Saudi Arabia, the country with the third-lowest figure, 485 cigarettes are smoked per person annually. Lebanon has highest smoking figure in regionAt the other end of the table, in Libya 1,764 cigarettes are smoked per person per year, in Kuwait the number is 1,849, while in Lebanon it is 1,955 cigarettes — the highest in the region. The equivalent of 438 cigarettes per person are smoked annually In the UAE, according to The Tobacco Atlas report. These include the introduction in October 2017 of a 100 per cent tax on tobacco and tobacco products.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2022 04:36 UTC