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This page presents information about trends in indicators related to smoking.

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Adult smoking prevalence

Persons, 18+ years

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011 19.3 18.5 20.2 19.8
2012 18.3 17.5 19.2 19.3
2013 17.5 16.7 18.3 18.4
2014 17.7 16.9 18.5 17.8
2015 16.6 15.8 17.4 16.9
2016 14.4 13.6 15.2 15.5
2017 14.2 13.5 15 14.9
2018 14 13.2 14.7 14.4
2019 13.7 12.9 14.5 13.9
2020 14.1 13.2 15.1 13.8
2021 12.9 12 13.9 13
2022 13.2 12.2 14.3 12.7

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Source: Annual Population Survey (APS)

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 18 or over who smoke. The proportion in the East of England decreased from 19.3% in 2011 to 13.2% in 2022.


Mothers who smoke

Female, all ages

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2010/11 13.4 13.1 13.6 13.6
2011/12 13.3 13 13.5 13.3
2012/13 12.5 12.3 12.8 12.8
2013/14 11.1 10.8 11.3 12.2
2014/15 11.1 10.9 11.4 11.7
2015/16 10.6 10.4 10.9 11
2016/17 9.8 9.6 10.1 10.7
2017/18 10.3 10.1 10.6 10.8
2018/19 9.7 9.4 9.9 10.6
2019/20 9.5 9.3 9.7 10.4
2020/21 9 8.8 9.3 9.6
2021/22 8.5 8.2 8.7 9.1
2022/23 8.7 8.5 8.9 8.8

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Source: Calculated by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities from the NHS England return on Smoking Status At Time of delivery (SATOD)

The line chart shows the percentage of mothers who are smokers at the time of delivery. The proportion in the East of England decreased from 13.4% in the financial year ending 2011 to 8.7% in the financial year ending 2023.


Hospital admissions attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2015/16 1516 1503 1529 1572
2016/17 1345 1333 1357 1428
2017/18 1345 1333 1357 1428
2018/19 1372 1360 1384 1426
2019/20 1337 1325 1349 1398

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Source: Admissions data from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES); Office for National Statistics (ONS) - mid-year population estimates; Smoking prevalence data from Annual Population Survey; and relative risks from the Royal College of Physician’s Report ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’

The line chart shows the rate of hospital admissions attributable to smoking. The directly standardised rate in the East of England decreased from 1,516 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2016 to 1,337 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2020.


Deaths attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2013 - 15 218 216 221 244
2014 - 16 196 194 199 221
2015 - 17 197 194 200 219
2016 - 18 190 188 193 212
2017 - 19 185 182 187 202

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Source: Mortality data from the ONS mortality file; ONS mid-year population estimates; Smoking prevalence data from Annual Population Survey; and relative risks from the Royal College of Physician’s Report ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’.

The line chart shows the rate of deaths attributable to smoking. The directly standardised rate in the East of England decreased from 218 per 100,000 in 2013 to 2015 to 185 per 100,000 in 2017 to 2019.


Successful smoking quitters

Persons, 16+ years

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2013/14 4114 3963 4270 3743
2014/15 2963 2857 3077 2900
2015/16 2787 2681 2900 2598
2016/17 2657 2544 2777 2245
2017/18 2544 2436 2660 2070
2018/19 2304 2202 2409 1894
2019/20 2406 2368 2442 1808
2020/21 1715 1633 1802 1671
2021/22 1679 1597 1768 1627
2022/23 1599 1517 1687 1620

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Source: Population Health Analysis Team, Department for Health and Social Care

The line chart shows the rate of smokers who have successfully quit for 4 weeks or more. The crude rate in the East of England decreased from 4,114 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2014 to 1,599 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2023.