Annual data on the proportion of adults in Great Britain who smoke cigarettes, cigarette consumption, the proportion who have never smoked cigarettes and the proportion of smokers who have quit by sex and age over time.

This statistic displays the number of cigarettes smoked in the last week by school children in England, United Kingdom in 2023. In this year, 27 percent of occasional smokers and 23 percent of regular smokers aged between 11 years and 15 years smoked between one and six cigarettes over the last week.

As of 2022, the percentage of young adults between 18 and 24 years of age who currently smoked in the UK was **** percent. The age group in the UK with the highest amount of current smokers was those between 25 and 34 years old, at **** percent of the total population. In the older age groups (55-64, and **+) there was a prevalence towards reduced smoking rates compared to younger age groups.

This statistic shows the proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain from 2000 to 2012 (as a percentage of population). Over this thirteen year period, the amount of smokers among the population decreased by 7 percent. In the most recent years this fall slowed, remaining at 21 percent from 2007 to 2008 before decreasing again by 1 percent for the most recent three year period.

Annual data and annual historic data on the proportion of adults who currently smoke, the proportion of ex-smokers and proportion of those who have never smoked, by sex and age.

This statistical report presents a range of information on smoking which is drawn together from a variety of sources. The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to smoking in England and covers topics such as smoking prevalence, habits, behaviours and attitudes among adults and school children, smoking-related ill health and mortality and smoking-related costs. The topics covered include: Part 1: Smoking related ill health Part 2: Prescription items used to help people stop smoking Part 3: Smoking patterns in adults Part 4: Smoking patterns in children Part 5: Availability and affordability of tobacco Part 6: Behaviour and attitudes to smoking Each part provides an overview of the key findings on these topics, as well as providing links to sources of further information and relevant documents. This report contains data and information previously published by NHS Digital, Department of Health, the Office for National Statistics and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. The report also includes new analyses carried out by NHS Digital.

Note 28/06/11: A number of errors have been identified in Tables 4.4 and 4.5 (Pages 87 and 88) of Statistics on Smoking: England, 2010. These errors also affect the corresponding tables in the accompanying Excel workbook as well as the commentary in a number of sections of the pdf report. Please see the errata note for further information and corrected figures. The NHS IC apologises for any inconvenience this may have caused. Note 18/09/10: Please note: an amended version of this report was made available on 8 September 2010 to correctly include the National Statistics logo on the front cover. No other changes were actioned. Note 18/08/10: As a result of detailed validations carried out during production of the Statistics on Smoking: England, 2010 report a number of minor issues were identified in the previous edition of the report Statistics on Smoking: England, 2009. These issues concern tables 4.4 - 4.8 in the 2009 report which present information on smoking related hospital admissions and deaths. The equivalent tables in the 2010 report, 4.3 - 4.7, include detailed footnotes which explain the issues and provide correct figures for the 2009 report where possible. The issue that concerns the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) diagnosis code for hip fracture also affects previous editions of the report; please refer to the main Smoking webpage for detail. Summary: This statistical report presents a range of information on smoking which is drawn together from a variety of sources. The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to smoking in England and covers topics such as smoking habits, behaviours and attitudes among adults (aged 16 and over) and school children (aged 11 to 15), smoking-related ill health and mortality, affordability of tobacco and smoking-related costs. This report combines data from different sources in a user-friendly format. It contains data and information previously published by the NHS Information Centre, Department of Health, the Office for National Statistics and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. The report also includes new analyses carried out by the NHS Information Centre.

In England in 2022, 21 percent of men and 15 percent of women aged between 25 and 34 years were current smokers, this is the highest share of male and female smokers across the age groups. Across all age groups men either had a higher or equal share of smokers compared to females. Situation north of the border In Scotland, the highest share of regular smokers is found in the age group between 45 to 64 years at 13 percent, followed by those aged between 16 and 44 years at 12 percent. In 2020, 11 percent of men and eight percent of women overall in Scotland were current smokers. Dangers of smoking  Over 1.9 million admissions to NHS hospitals in England in the financial year 2019/20 were caused by smoking. The number of admissions as a result of smoking has been creeping upwards since 2000. Consequently, the number of admissions due to cancers caused by smoking in England has increased since the year 2000, reaching almost 381 thousand in 2019/20. 

This report presents newly published information on smoking including: Smoking-related hospital admissions from NHS Digital's Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). Smoking-related deaths from Office for National Statistics (ONS) mortality statistics. Prescription items used to help people stop smoking from prescribing data held by NHS Prescription Services. Affordability of tobacco and expenditure on tobacco using ONS economic data. Two new years of data have been provided for hospital admissions (2018/19 and 2019/20) and deaths (2018 and 2019) and one year of data for prescribing (2018/19) and affordability and expenditure (2019). The report also provides links to information on smoking by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. Key facts cover the latest year of data available: Hospital admissions: 2019/20 Deaths: 2019 Prescriptions: 2019/20

This report contains results from the latest survey of secondary school pupils in England in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15), focusing on smoking, drinking and drug use. It covers a range of topics including prevalence, habits, attitudes, and wellbeing. In 2023 the survey was administered online for the first time, instead of paper-based surveys as in previous years. This move online also meant that completion of the survey could be managed through teacher-led sessions, rather than being conducted by external interviewers. The 2023 survey also introduced additional questions relating to pupils wellbeing. These included how often the pupil felt lonely, felt left out and that they had no-one to talk to. Results of analysis covering these questions have been presented within parts of the report and associated data tables. The report includes this summary report showing key findings, excel tables with more detailed outcomes, technical appendices and a data quality statement. An anonymised record level file of the underlying data on which users can carry out their own analysis will be made available via the UK Data Service in early 2025 (see link below).

Survey data on smoking habits from the United Kingdom. The data set can be used for analyzing the demographic characteristics of smokers and types of tobacco consumed. A data frame with 1691 observations on the following 12 variables.

Source

National STEM Centre, Large Datasets from stats4schools, https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/28452/large-datasets-stats4schools.

This file contains three smoking related indicators.

Rates of self reported four-week smoking quitters.

Smoking quit rates per 100,000 available from the HNA.

- These quarterly reports present provisional results from the monitoring of the NHS Stop Smoking Services (NHS SSS) in England. This report includes information on the number of people setting a quit date and the number who successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up. Data for London presented with England comparator. PCT level data available from NHS.

Number of Deaths Attributable to Smoking per 100,000 population by borough.

Deaths attributable to smoking, directly age-sex standardised rate for persons aged 35 years +. Causes of death considered to be related to smoking are: various cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and diseases of the digestive system.

Numbers of adults smoking by borough.

Prevalence of smoking among persons aged 18 years and over.
- Population who currently smoke, are ex-smokers, or never smoked by borough. This includes cigarette, cigar or pipe smokers. Data by age is also provided for London with a UK comparator.

Relevant links: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/Article/1685

http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx?QN=HP_DATATABLES

In the year to March 2015, White 15 year olds were nearly four times more likely to be smokers than Black 15 year olds.

The data shows that with increasing higher education, the share of the population that currently smoked decreased. As of 2022, the share of the population in the UK that had a degree and currently smoked was *** percent. The share of the population that had no qualifications and currently smoked, on the other hand, was approximately ** percent.

Smoking at initial assessment: More than 90% of records had valid data for the smoking status at initial assessment data item, across all health boards, in all years. However, statistics on smoking at initial assessment and birth are limited by the way in which the data is collected. If CO monitoring is not available, data reliability is dependent on the mother self-reporting accurate information. CO monitoring has largely been suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic began, so data for 2020 and 2021 is mainly self-reported. E-Cigarette use should not be recorded in this data item and would not be detected by a CO monitor; however, in practice some mothers may self-report as a smoker if they use e-cigarettes and be incorrectly recorded as a smoker. Likewise, some mothers who do smoke may self-report as a non-smoker and be incorrectly recorded as a non-smoker. Smoking at birth: In 2021, 82% of records had valid data recorded at the Wales level. This was largely due to Hywel Dda health board not supplying any smoking at birth data, while there was only 68% complete data for Cwm Taf Morgannwg. There were also low levels of completeness in 2020 for Hywel Dda (30%), Cwm Taf Morgannwg (70%) and Powys (76%). However, in all years prior to 2020, more than 90% of records had valid data for smoking status at birth, across nearly all health boards. Full details of every data item available on both the Maternity Indicators dataset and National Community Child Health Database are available through the NWIS Data Dictionary: http://www.datadictionary.wales.nhs.uk/#!WordDocuments/datasetstructure20.htm From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. For more information see the joint statement from Cwm Taf and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards (see weblinks). The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board. Data for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Cwm Taf are available for previous years in this table by selecting the tick boxes in the Area drop-down box.

This statistic shows the proportion of cigarette smokers, by gender, in Great Britain from 2000 to 2012 (as a percentage of population). Over this thirteen year period, the amount of male and female smokers decreased by 7 and 6 percent respectively. Over the entire period, the male smoking rate was always higher than that of the females, with the difference ranging from 1 to 4 percent.

This quarterly report presents results from the monitoring of the NHS Stop Smoking Services in England during the period April 2022 to March 2023. NHS Stop Smoking Services offer support to help people quit smoking. This can include intensive support through group therapy or one-to-one support. The support is designed to be widely accessible within the local community and is provided by trained personnel, such as specialist smoking cessation advisers and trained nurses and pharmacists. This report includes information on the number of people setting a quit date and the number who successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up. It also presents in depth analyses of the key measures of the service including pregnant women, breakdowns by ethnic group and type of pharmacotherapy received. The results are provided at national, regional and local authority levels.

Cigarette smoking prevalence among adults in England and Wales by the Index of Multiple Deprivation, including proportions and distribution of smokers within each decile.

The number of current smokers within the UK for each country are shown to be relatively consistent with one another as of 2022. The population of England was shown to have the least amount of current smokers, at approximately 12.7 percent of the total population. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all had approximately 14 percent of their population currently smoking at the time of survey.