Current Cigarette Smoking, Access, and Purchases from Retail Outlets Among Students Aged 13–15 Years — Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 45 Countries, 2013 and 2014

September 2, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 34

MMWR Highlights

• In the WHO African Region, prevalence ranged from 2.3% in Mozambique to 11.2% in Zimbabwe.
• In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, prevalence ranged from 3.3% in Pakistan to 11.4% in Jordan.
• In the WHO European Region, prevalence ranged from 1.7% in Kazakhstan to 23.4% in Italy.
• In the WHO Americas Region, prevalence ranged from 3.8% in the Bahamas to 7.8% in Belize.
• In the WHO South East Asia Region, prevalence ranged from 2.1% in Bangladesh to 28.9% in Timor-Leste.
• In the WHO Western Pacific Region, prevalence ranged from 2.5% in Vietnam to 11.0% in the Northern Mariana Islands.