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Table 4 Smoking prevalence among males ages 65–69 years in 1990 and 2000 compared to cancer rates for adults ages 15+ (1998–2007)

From: Geographic trends of tobacco-related cancers in Cyprus

Country

Proportion of male daily smokers % (UI)

Lunga

Bladdera

 

1990

2000

  

Cyprus

32 % (17-41 %)

32 % (20-47 %)

29.9

19.5

Sweden

22 % (18-27 %)

17 % (14-21 %)

20.8

17.4

Sloveniab

19 % (9-32 %)

16 % (9-26 %)

57.7

16.7

Finlandb

15 % (11-20 %)

13 % (11-16 %)

35.8

13.9

Maltab

27 % (14-44 %)

24 % (15-34 %)

36.8

25.5

Slovakia b

11 % (5-20 %)

6 % (3-10 %)

58.7

15.4

Denmarkc b

29 % (25-34 %)

34 % (30-39 %)

45.6

26.4

Netherlandsb

27 % (24-31 %)

17 % (14-21 %)

52.0

14.2

United Kingdomb

25 % (22-29 %)

20 % (18-22 %)

42.9

21.1

Germanyb

28 % (23-34 %)

18 % (15-22 %)

58.9d

19.0d

Italyb

29 % (25-34 %)

21 % (18-24 %)

53.2

33.9

Austriab

24 % (17-31 %)

22 % (16-28 %)

44.2

22.5

Franceb

26 % (22-31 %)

17 % (13-21 %)

52.5

19.3

Czech Republicb

20 % (10-32 %)

22 % (16-28 %)

61.5

20.0

Estoniacb

32 % (18-49 %)

36 % (23-50 %)

60.8

16.0

Spainb

28 % (24-34 %)

24 % (20-28 %)

49.2

34.8

Lithuaniacb

26 % (14-43 %)

36 % (20-52 %)

61.3

16.4

Latviacb

37 % (22-56 %)

44 % (29-58 %)

62.0

15.4

  1. UI Uncertainty intervals
  2. aPer 100,000. Cancer rates for Cyprus are derived from the present study. Cancer rates from all other countries are from CI5 (1998–2007)
  3. bThese countries had higher lung and/or bladder cancer rates than Cyprus
  4. cThese countries had a higher smoking prevalence than Cyprus for 1990 and/or 2000
  5. dOnly includes the German state of Saarland