Georgia is a party to the FCTC since 2006. Nonetheless, it is one of the European countries with the highest smoking rates. Every year, 11,400 people die from the consequences of tobacco use, 2,100 alone from secondhand smoke.

Population

3.37m (2018)

Human Development Index Rank

70 of 188 (2018)

Global Hunger Index

9,2

Gross national income

4,717 US-Dollar per capita

FCTC status

Signed and ratified

Cigarette Consumption

1,918 sticks per capita (2016)

Male Smoking

38.9% (2015)

Female Smoking

3.8% (2015)

Youth Smoking

7.7% (2019)

Sources

World Bank, HDI, GHI, Truth Initiative, Tobacco Atlas