At the start of the 20th century , the per capita annual consumption in the U.S. was 54 cigarettes ( with less than 0.5 % of the population smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year ) .
Consumption there peaked at 4,259 per capita in 1965 .
At the start of the 20th century , the per capita annual consumption in the U.S. was 54 cigarettes ( with less than 0.5 % of the population smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year ) , and consumption there peaked at 4,259 per capita in 1965 .