Table 1

Prevalence of MC and RYO by country

CountryMCRYOTotal
Albania19.8%6.0%24.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina33.9%9.7%41.9%
Kosovo35.6%1.4%36.7%
Montenegro38.8%2.9%41.0%
North Macedonia44.5%6.1%48.9%
Serbia32.8%6.3%37.4%
SEE region 32.8% 6.3% 37.6%
  • In column ‘Total’, the sum of MC and RYO prevalence does not add up to total prevalence, as smokers can smoke both products.

  • Source: authors’ calculation based on the 2019 STC-SEE data.

  • MC, manufactured cigarette; RYO, roll-your-own; STC-SEE, Survey on Tobacco Consumption in Southeastern European countries.