Not Exactly Breaking: WHO reports that Asian men smoke a lot

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

It’s common knowledge that men throughout Asia smoke a lot, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed just how much. Indonesian men topped the chart at 76 percent. That’s right, more than three-quarters of Indonesian men are reported to be smokers and the cost of treating diseases related to smoking made up 0.29 percent of the nation’s GDP in 2015.

 

Laos, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Pakistan, and Thailand round out the top 10, with all countries reporting male smokers at near half, reported The Nation.

 

Approximately 41 percent of Thai men are reported to smoke regularly.

 

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41% of Thai males smoke !!! In my part of Thailand, deepest rural Isaan, it's more like 75%.

I believe in that 41% because I don't see many men smoking in central part of Thailand.

Oh, now I know why they're short.

Slow learners.