As of 2022, the percentage of young adults between 18 and 24 years of age who currently smoked in the UK was 11.6 percent. The age group in the UK with the highest amount of current smokers was those between 25 and 34 years old, at 16.3 percent of the total population. In the older age groups (55-64, and 65+) there was a prevalence towards reduced smoking rates compared to younger age groups.
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 5, 2023). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age." Chart. September 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of The Population That Were Current Smokers in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
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Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189201/uk-population-of-current-smokers-by-age/
