In this graph (using data from the WHO), we look at the prevalence of smoking among persons 15 years or older -- so, roughly, the estimated percentage of the population that smokes (the age standardization mentioned in the title is a way of ensuring countries can be compared to each other even when the age distributions within the countries differ)
Promotional allowances are what tobacco companies pay to either cigarettes retailers or wholesalers in order to facilitate the sale or placement of tobacco products
In San Diego two years ago, underage youths working with Project TRUST--Teens and Retailers United to Stop Tobacco--tried to buy cigarettes in 292 stores, and were successful 75% of the time, said Karen Keay, spokeswoman for the group
There is no tobacco in vapes - not sure why tobacco and vapes are treated alike
In 2015, a gang was caught with over one million illegal cigarettes hidden in a refrigerated lorry among a cargo of frozen chicken Albania is known as a production hub for counterfeit cigarettes, with investigators recently raiding a factory in the town of Librazhd, in the east of the country Officials say the factory operated around the clock producing millions of cigarettes that were officially destined for Cyprus, but were actually smuggled to other European countries, including the UK
