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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 North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011 21.3 20.3 22.2 19.8
2012 22 21.1 22.9 19.3
2013 21.2 20.3 22.1 18.4
2014 19.8 19 20.7 17.8
2015 18.7 17.9 19.6 16.9
2016 17.2 16.3 18.1 15.5
2017 16.2 15.4 17 14.9
2018 16 15.2 16.8 14.4
2019 15.3 14.4 16.1 13.9
2020 15.7 14.7 16.8 13.8
2021 14.8 13.7 15.8 13
2022 13.1 12.1 14.1 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 North East decreased from 21.3% in 2011 to 13.1% in 2022.


Mothers who smoke

Female, all ages

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2010/11 21.1 20.7 21.6 13.6
2011/12 20.7 20.3 21.2 13.3
2012/13 19.7 19.3 20.2 12.8
2013/14 18.9 18.5 19.4 12.2
2014/15 18 17.6 18.5 11.7
2015/16 16.8 16.3 17.2 11
2016/17 16.1 15.6 16.5 10.7
2017/18 16.3 15.9 16.8 10.8
2018/19 15.7 15.3 16.2 10.6
2019/20 15.2 14.8 15.6 10.4
2020/21 13.3 12.9 13.7 9.6
2021/22 12.6 12.2 13.1 9.1
2022/23 12.5 12.1 12.9 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 North East decreased from 21.1% in the financial year ending 2011 to 12.5% in the financial year ending 2023.


Hospital admissions attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2015/16 2366 2342 2391 1572
2016/17 2096 2074 2119 1428
2017/18 2119 2097 2142 1428
2018/19 2099 2076 2121 1426
2019/20 2050 2028 2073 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 North East decreased from 2,366 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2016 to 2,050 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2020.


Deaths attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2013 - 15 318 313 323 244
2014 - 16 290 285 295 221
2015 - 17 289 284 294 219
2016 - 18 280 275 285 212
2017 - 19 271 266 275 202

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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 North East decreased from 318 per 100,000 in 2013 to 2015 to 271 per 100,000 in 2017 to 2019.


Successful smoking quitters

Persons, 16+ years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2013/14 4393 4248 4539 3743
2014/15 3091 2985 3205 2900
2015/16 2972 2864 3085 2598
2016/17 3115 2990 3246 2245
2017/18 2934 2813 3061 2070
2018/19 2751 2634 2870 1894
2019/20 2457 2404 2511 1808
2020/21 2170 2066 2282 1671
2021/22 2099 1993 2211 1627
2022/23 2193 2069 2322 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 North East decreased from 4,393 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2014 to 2,193 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2023.