JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian men
rank as the world's top smokers, with two out of three of them lighting
up in a country where cigarettes cost pennies and tobacco advertising is
everywhere.
A survey released Tuesday found that 67 percent of all males over 15 years old smoke.
More
than 8,000 people participated in last year's study which found a high
rate of people subjected to second-hand smoke at work, home and in
public places.
Indonesia has long been
criticized for its lack of tobacco controls. It is one of a remaining
handful of countries that have failed to sign the World Health
Organization's tobacco treaty.
Smoking-related illnesses kill at least 200,000 people annually in Indonesia.
Associated Press