Australia vs Israel: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

Australia
3.7 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Israel
3.3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2014
Australia rank
30th
Israel rank
31st

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • Australia
  • Israel
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 3.3 cigarettes per adult per day in Israel, a difference of 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 30th and Israel ranks 31st of 49 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 7.2 cigarettes per adult per day 5.78 cigarettes per adult per day 1.42 cigarettes per adult per day Australia
1970s 8.49 cigarettes per adult per day 6.66 cigarettes per adult per day 1.83 cigarettes per adult per day Australia
1980s 7.9 cigarettes per adult per day 6.78 cigarettes per adult per day 1.12 cigarettes per adult per day Australia
1990s 6.06 cigarettes per adult per day 5.86 cigarettes per adult per day 0.2 cigarettes per adult per day Australia
2000s 4.08 cigarettes per adult per day 4.61 cigarettes per adult per day 0.53 cigarettes per adult per day Israel
2010s 3.7 cigarettes per adult per day 4.1 cigarettes per adult per day 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Australia or Israel?
Australia, at 3.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 3.3 cigarettes per adult per day in Israel as of 2010.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Australia and Israel?
0.4 cigarettes per adult per day, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and Israel rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Australia ranks 30th and Israel ranks 31st of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sales of cigarettes per adult per day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Unit
cigarettes per adult per day
Source
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,720 data points, 1865–2015
Last refreshed

Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.