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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. [12] According to government survey data released in April 2023, smoking rates in the United States fell to their lowest point in 2022, with 1 in 9 adults reporting being a smoker.
A new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy highlights major health disparities in tobacco use based on factors such as race, ethnicity, and income.
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]
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.
We've made massive strides against the deadly disease, but rates haven't fallen for people diagnosed with the disease who've never smoked. With smoking rates declining, so too are lung cancer deaths.
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In 2020, the US surgeon general issued a report on smoking cessation – the first in 20 years – highlighting the health benefits of quitting that make it one of the most important actions a ...