title: Despite declines in smoking rates, the number of  smokers and cigarettes smoked rises.
abstract: Population growth since 1980 drives increases in countries including China and Russia, while Canada, Mexico, and the USA see strong declines.
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Andros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tofield
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*