HEALTH

Top Ten African countries that smoke the most cannabis

Business Insider, Africa  

A recent report on tobacco use from a public health campaign group and U.S. academics has found that smoking rates is rising among adults in at least ten countries in Africa, as well as among young people.

According to the report, there were still increasing numbers of smokers in Africa because the population is younger, and drug use is higher among young people than older people.

The United Nations report on drug confirmed that the number of drug users in Africa is projected to rise by 40 per cent by 2030.

The report ranked Sudan sixth with 2.7million people are smoker, while Nigeria top the list with   20.8million people.