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The Health Survey for England in 2002 found a smoking rate of 26%. By 2007 the proportion of adult smokers in England had declined four percentage points to 22%. [47] In 2015, it was reported smoking rates in England had fallen to 16.9%, a record low. [48] The rate in England had fallen to 14.4% in 2018. [49]
This is a stark comparison to the 5.5% of reported youths within the United States who smoke combustible nicotine such as cigarettes. [14] According to a U.S. government survey data released in April 2023, smoking rates in the United States fell even further by 2022, with 1 of 9 U.S. adults reporting to be a smoker.
While the prevalence of regular smokers dropped to 15.2% down from 21.2% in a little over a decade for that middle-aged group, older adults saw an increase from 8.7% to 9.4% in the same time frame.
According to USA Today, government figures show that last year about 14 percent of American adults smoked, which is down from 16 percent the year before.
To quit smoking, experts recommend starting your smoke-free journey by making a concrete plan. “Set a target quit date, preferably within 2 weeks, and support your quit attempt with medication ...
Rates of smoking continue to rise in developing countries, but have leveled off or declined in developed countries. [99] Smoking rates in the United States have dropped by half from 1965 to 2006, falling from 42% to 20.8% in adults. [100] In the developing world, tobacco consumption is rising by 3.4% per year. [101]
From 1965 to 2006, rates of smoking in the United States have declined from 42% to 20.8%. [38] A significant majority of those who quit were professional, affluent men. Despite this decrease in the prevalence of consumption, the average number of cigarettes consumed per person per day increased from 22 in 1954 to 30 in 1978.