I think this question is more suited for /r/AskSocialScience.

Here is a list though of cigarette consumption: http://tobaccoatlas.org/uploads/Images/PDFs/TA4_pdf_world_tables.pdf

The US is compareable to most Western European countries, higher then most Northern countries. So the premise of your question is flawed, keep this in mind when asking /r/AskSocialScience.