Kiwis have been revealed to be among the biggest vapers in the developed world, according to new data.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found 8.2 percent of people aged 15 or older regularly vape in New Zealand.
That puts New Zealand in second place, just behind Estonia with the data showing 10.4 percent of people vaped in the Northern European country.
The Czech Republic came in at third place at 7.4 percent, while France is fourth and the United Kingdom (UK) rounded out the top five at 4.9 percent.
The OECD defines regular vaping as the percentage of the population aged 15 or over who vape at least monthly, with or without nicotine.
The New Zealand Government has been trying to crack down on vaping with new youth regulations rolled out earlier this year.
Former Health Minister Ayesha Verrall announced in August all vaping devices sold in New Zealand will need to have removable batteries.
"This will make them safer," Verrall said.
"We also want vapes as far from the minds and reach of children and young people as possible, so any locations within 300 metres of schools and marae will be off-limits for new specialist vape shops.
"Vapes will need child safety mechanisms, and names like 'cotton candy' and 'strawberry jelly donut' will be prohibited. Only generic names which accurately describe the flavours can be used, such as 'orange' or 'berry'".
The regulations came into effect on September 21.
But the statistics weren't all bad for New Zealand, with Aotearoa ranked as one of the fittest countries in the world.
New Zealand ranked tenth with just over 50 percent of people spending at least 150 minutes per week on physical activity.
But our trans-Tasman neighbours are much fitter than us, with Australia coming in second with a touch over 70 percent of people saying they exercise for two-and-a-half hours per week, according to the OECD.
Australia was only beaten by Switzerland at 76 percent. Countries that are ranked fitter than New Zealand by the OECD include Norway, Netherlands, UK, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and Japan.
