Table 1 - Daily smoking at age 15
* more girls smoke than boys
Regional data only for Germany, France and Russian Federation.
|
daily, age 15
girls-boys |
daily, all adult
women-men |
country group |
25% plus for girls |
|
|
|
Greenland * |
56 - 45 |
78 - 82 |
Nordic
* |
Austria * |
26 - 20 |
19 - 30 |
West * |
Germany * |
25 - 22 |
20 - 33 |
West * |
France * |
25 - 20 |
27 - 39 |
West * |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 to 24% |
|
|
|
England * |
24 - 21 |
26 - 28 UK |
West * |
Scotland * |
24 - 19 |
26 - 28 UK |
West * |
Wales * |
23 - 18 |
26 - 28 UK |
West * |
Norway * |
21 - 18 |
32 - 32 |
Nordic
* |
Denmark * |
21 - 15 |
30 - 39 |
Nordic
* |
Hungary |
20 - 29 |
27 - 44 |
Central
+ East |
Belgium |
20 - 21 Flemish |
22 - 31 |
West |
Finland * |
20 - 19 |
19 - 28 |
Nordic
* |
|
|
|
|
15 to 19% |
|
|
|
Switzerland |
17 - 17 |
26 - 36 |
West |
Ireland |
16 - 19 |
31 - 32 |
West |
Sweden * |
16 - 10 |
22 - 17 |
Nordic
* |
|
|
|
|
10 to 14% |
|
|
|
Poland |
14 - 22 |
29 - 51 |
Central
+ East |
Russian Federation |
14 - 20 |
7 - 31 |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
Greece * |
14 - 13 |
28 - 46 |
South * |
Czech Republic |
11 - 16 |
20 - 33 |
Central
+ East |
Slovakia |
10 - 20 |
13 - 24 |
Central
+ East |
Portugal |
10 - 13 |
7 - 30 |
South |
|
|
|
|
Less than 10% |
|
|
|
Estonia |
8 - 17 |
22 - 48 |
Baltic |
Israel |
7 - 17 |
25 - 31 |
South |
Lithuania |
6 - 15 |
/ |
Baltic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data for young people from Currie
C et al (ed. 2000) Health and health behaviour among young people. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation.
Data for Bulgaria, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Spain to be added when
possible.
Data for adults from WHO (1999),
European Health for All statistical database, at www.who.dk
except as referenced
