Smoke screen.Argentina Argentina (ärjəntē`nə, Span. ärhāntē`nä), officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. and Venezuela lead Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. in terms of percentage of the population who are smokers. Yet in smaller countries, such as Paraguay, the per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. consumption is higher, more than 87 packs a year. Politicians are moving to make it illegal to smoke in enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. areas, in hopes of getting their constituents to cut back, and to cut the public cost of healthcare.
% adult smokers
Venezuela (1079)
Argentina (1495)
Panama (244)
Cuba (1343)
Mexico (754)
Brazil (858)
Ecuador (232)
Bolivia (274)
Peru (195)
Guatemala (609)
El Salvador (429)
Honduras (595)
Uruguay (1396)
Colombia (521)
Chile (1202)
Costa Rica (690)
Paraguay (1748)
() = cigarettes consumed per capita
Source: World Health Organization
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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