In 2012 there were some 1.1 billion smokers worldwide, with over 8 out of 10
tobacco smokers smoking daily. Manufactured cigarettes, the most common form
of smoked tobacco, are used by over 90% of current smokers. In addition, tobacco is
smoked in cigars, pipes and other forms, particularly hookahs and bidis in Africa,
Asia and the Middle East. Data on these specifi c forms of smoked tobacco are not
yet readily available globally. In some countries the consumption of smokeless
tobacco is as high, or higher than smoked forms of tobacco