In the financial year 2021, around 10.9 percent of adults in New Zealand were smokers. This rate has been declining steadily over the years since 2007 where the rate was just over 20 percent.
Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (January 20, 2022). Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780476/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780476/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (2022). Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780476/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of Current Smokers in New Zealand from Financial Year 2007 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780476/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand), Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780476/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of current smokers in New Zealand from financial year 2007 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Health (New Zealand), January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780476/new-zealand-smoking-rate-adults/