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Cambodians top list of smokers in 5 Southeast Asian countries 

Jump to full article: Japan Today, 2005-03-23

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The smoking rate among Cambodian men and women is the highest in five countries in Southeast Asia, according to a World Health Organization report seen Tuesday.

The WHO report, based on country profiles in five countries in the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance and from Cambodia's National Institutes of Statistics, showed 54% of Cambodian men smoke. The rate among Indonesian men was 53%, followed by Vietnamese at 50%, Malaysians at 49% and Thai men at 39%. (Kyodo News)

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