 According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the smoking rate in the Israeli adult population in 2009 was 20.9%, down from 34% in 2000.A Ministry of Health nationwide survey conducted in 2011 found that 20.6% of the population aged 21 and older were smokers.The highest percentage of smokers was among Arab males, 44% percent of whom smoked, though this figure is down from 50% in 1996.