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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 England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit
2011 19.8 19.6 20.1
2012 19.3 19.1 19.6
2013 18.4 18.1 18.6
2014 17.8 17.6 18.1
2015 16.9 16.7 17.2
2016 15.5 15.3 15.8
2017 14.9 14.6 15.1
2018 14.4 14.2 14.7
2019 13.9 13.6 14.1
2020 13.8 13.5 14.1
2021 13 12.7 13.3
2022 12.7 12.3 13

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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 England decreased from 19.8% in 2011 to 12.7% in 2022.


Prevalence of regular smoking age 15

Persons, 15 years

Time period England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit
2004 21 19.3 22.7
2005 20 18.2 21.8
2006 20 18.2 21.8
2007 15 13.4 16.6
2008 14 12.4 15.6
2009 15 13.3 16.7
2010 12 10.4 13.6
2011 11 9.4 12.6
2012 10 8.6 11.4
2013 8 6.5 9.5
2014 8 6.6 9.4
2015
2016 6.7 5.8 7.7
2017
2018 5.3 4.5 6.1
2019
2020
2021 3.3 2.6 4

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Source: Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England (SDD) survey by NHS Digital, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities calculate confidence intervals

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 15 who smoke regularly. The proportion in England decreased from 21% in 2004 to 3.3% in 2021.


Mothers who smoke

Female, all ages

Time period England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit
2010/11 13.6 13.6 13.7
2011/12 13.3 13.2 13.4
2012/13 12.8 12.8 12.9
2013/14 12.2 12.1 12.2
2014/15 11.7 11.7 11.8
2015/16 11 10.9 11.1
2016/17 10.7 10.6 10.8
2017/18 10.8 10.7 10.9
2018/19 10.6 10.5 10.7
2019/20 10.4 10.3 10.5
2020/21 9.6 9.5 9.7
2021/22 9.1 9 9.2
2022/23 8.8 8.7 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 England decreased from 13.6% in the financial year ending 2011 to 8.8% in the financial year ending 2023.


Hospital admissions attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit
2015/16 1572 1567 1576
2016/17 1428 1424 1433
2017/18 1428 1424 1432
2018/19 1426 1422 1430
2019/20 1398 1394 1402

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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 England decreased from 1,572 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2016 to 1,398 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2020.


Deaths attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit
2013 - 15 244 243 245
2014 - 16 221 220 222
2015 - 17 219 218 220
2016 - 18 212 211 213
2017 - 19 202 201 203

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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 England decreased from 244 per 100,000 in 2013 to 2015 to 202 per 100,000 in 2017 to 2019.


Successful smoking quitters

Persons, 16+ years

Time period England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit
2013/14 3743 3703 3783
2014/15 2900 2869 2932
2015/16 2598 2569 2628
2016/17 2245 2216 2273
2017/18 2070 2043 2096
2018/19 1894 1869 1920
2019/20 1808 1798 1819
2020/21 1671 1646 1697
2021/22 1627 1601 1653
2022/23 1620 1592 1648

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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 England decreased from 3,743 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2014 to 1,620 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2023.