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In 2025, smoking rates vary significantly across countries and genders, with Indonesia showing the highest male smoking rate at 72.8% and female smoking at just 1.8%, while France exhibits near gender parity. Overall, tobacco use remains a major public health concern worldwide, causing over 8 million premature deaths annually.
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that 71% of the global population, or 5.6 billion people, are now protected by at least one tobacco control measure, a significant increase from 2007. The report highlights the success of WHO's MPOWER tobacco control measures in reducing smoking rates worldwide. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of smoke-free indoor public places and applauds Mauritius and the Netherlands for achieving best-practice level in all MPOWER measures. However, there is still work to be done, as 44 countries remain unprotected by any MPOWER measures, and 53 countries lack complete smoking bans in healthcare facilities. The report urges all countries to implement comprehensive tobacco control policies to combat the tobacco epidemic, which claims 8.7 million lives annually.
Northeast Indiana has higher tobacco usage rates than the national average, with 19.4% of adults smoking compared to 11% nationwide. The high school tobacco use rate is 22.9%, with 18.5% of Indiana teens vaping. The executive director of Tobacco Free Allen County is concerned about the usage rates, especially with vaping, and suggests raising the tobacco tax and getting rid of flavoring in e-cigarettes. The state of Indiana received over 130-million dollars last week from tobacco product manufacturers as part of an ongoing national settlement agreement.