Number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita of 15+ years fell 2.61% to 3.75 per day in Italy in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita of 15+ years in Italy reached an all time high of 6.32 per day in 1985 and an all time low of 3.52 per day in 1960. When compared to Italy's main peers, number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita of 15+ years in Austria amounted to 4.72 per day, 2.30 per day in France, 5.47 per day in Slovenia and 3.67 per day in Switzerland in 2016.
Italy has been ranked 10th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita of 15+ years, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Manufactured Cigarettes Sold Per Day (Per Capita 15+ Years) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | per day | 5.18 | 4.98 | 4.92 | 4.94 | 4.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | per day | 3.78 | 3.55 | 3.42 | 3.28 | 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | per day | 5.02 | 5.14 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 4.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | per day | 2.91 | 2.86 | 2.70 | 2.49 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | per day | 3.18 | 3.22 | 3.19 | 3.05 | 3.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | per day | 4.54 | 4.48 | 3.61 | 3.03 | 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | per day | 4.58 | 4.48 | 4.22 | 3.88 | 3.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | per day | ... | 7.55 | 7.49 | 7.07 | 5.98 | 5.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | per day | 5.05 | 4.27 | 3.71 | 3.31 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | per day | ... | ... | ... | 4.22 | 4.00 |
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