Canada vs Ireland: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Canada
3.3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Ireland
3.2 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2011
Canada rank
31st
Ireland rank
34th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.3 cigarettes per adult per day against 3.2 cigarettes per adult per day in Ireland, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 34th of 49 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.32 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.93 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.61 cigarettes per adult per day | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1.95 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.21 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.26 cigarettes per adult per day | Ireland |
| 1940s | 3.97 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.66 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.69 cigarettes per adult per day | Ireland |
| 1950s | 6.21 cigarettes per adult per day | 7 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.79 cigarettes per adult per day | Ireland |
| 1960s | 8.76 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.6 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.16 cigarettes per adult per day | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.51 cigarettes per adult per day | 8.95 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.56 cigarettes per adult per day | Canada |
| 1980s | 8.27 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.04 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.23 cigarettes per adult per day | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.45 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.22 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.77 cigarettes per adult per day | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3.6 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.96 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.36 cigarettes per adult per day | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.3 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 3.3 cigarettes per adult per day against 3.2 cigarettes per adult per day in Ireland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2010.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Canada ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 34th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Smoking Statistics (2016) β 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
Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.