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Adult smoking prevalence

Persons, 18+ years

Time period North West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011 21.9 21.2 22.5 19.8
2012 21.1 20.5 21.8 19.3
2013 20 19.4 20.6 18.4
2014 19.6 19 20.3 17.8
2015 18.6 18 19.2 16.9
2016 16.8 16.2 17.4 15.5
2017 16.1 15.4 16.7 14.9
2018 14.7 14.2 15.3 14.4
2019 14.5 13.9 15.1 13.9
2020 14.9 14.1 15.7 13.8
2021 14.4 13.6 15.2 13
2022 13.4 12.6 14.2 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 West decreased from 21.9% in 2011 to 13.4% in 2022.


Mothers who smoke

Female, all ages

Time period North West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2010/11 17.8 17.6 18.1 13.6
2011/12 17.1 16.9 17.4 13.3
2012/13 16.5 16.2 16.7 12.8
2013/14 15.5 15.2 15.7 12.2
2014/15 14.8 14.5 15 11.7
2015/16 13.8 13.5 14 11
2016/17 13.4 13.2 13.6 10.7
2017/18 13.4 13.2 13.6 10.8
2018/19 12.7 12.5 13 10.6
2019/20 12.2 12 12.4 10.4
2020/21 11 10.8 11.3 9.6
2021/22 10.6 10.4 10.9 9.1
2022/23 10.3 10 10.5 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 West decreased from 17.8% in the financial year ending 2011 to 10.3% in the financial year ending 2023.


Hospital admissions attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period North West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2015/16 1739 1726 1752 1572
2016/17 1606 1593 1618 1428
2017/18 1626 1614 1638 1428
2018/19 1542 1530 1554 1426
2019/20 1540 1529 1552 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 West decreased from 1,739 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2016 to 1,540 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2020.


Deaths attributable to smoking

Persons, 35+ years

Time period North West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2013 - 15 298 295 301 244
2014 - 16 271 268 274 221
2015 - 17 270 267 273 219
2016 - 18 258 255 261 212
2017 - 19 248 245 250 202

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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 West decreased from 298 per 100,000 in 2013 to 2015 to 248 per 100,000 in 2017 to 2019.


Successful smoking quitters

Persons, 16+ years

Time period North West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2013/14 3714 3623 3807 3743
2014/15 2968 2892 3045 2900
2015/16 2478 2411 2547 2598
2016/17 2148 2086 2212 2245
2017/18 2284 2216 2354 2070
2018/19 2040 1974 2108 1894
2019/20 1986 1956 2016 1808
2020/21 1835 1768 1905 1671
2021/22 1747 1681 1816 1627
2022/23 1942 1858 2027 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 West decreased from 3,714 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2014 to 1,942 per 100,000 smokers aged 16+ in the financial year ending 2023.