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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...king-will-die-out-around-the-world-table.html
"The percentage of smokers is declining across the developed world, and the declines are more or less in a straight line in most markets. If these trends continue, then by 2050, many important tobacco markets will have gone to zero smoking," Citigroup said.
The table below illustrates the year the trend hits zero in each of the following nations:
% of the population that smokes Citi's earliest prediction for end of smoking
Australia
17 2030
Belgium
20 2051
Canada
18 2040
Finland
21 2093
France
25 2118
Germany
23 2280
Greece
40 2231
Iceland
16 2033
Italy
23 2091
Japan
24 2054
Netherlands
28 2048
New Zealand
18 2058
Norway
21 2042
Spain
26 2056
Sweden
15 2028
United Kingdom
212040
United States
21 [COLOR]2046
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...king-will-die-out-around-the-world-table.html