Table 2 - Weekly smoking at age 15, 13 and 11

* more girls smoke than boys, in at least one age group

Regional data only for Germany, France and Russian Federation.

 

age 15

girls-boys

age 13        girls-boys

age 11        girls-boys

country group

30% plus at 15

 

 

 

 

Greenland *

63 - 52

41 - 29 

6 - 3

Nordic *

Austria *

36 - 30

  8 - 10

1 - 2

West *

Germany  *

33 - 28

13 - 14

1 - 2

West *

England *

33 - 25

15 - 11

1 - 3

West *

France *

31 - 28

11 -   9 

1 - 2

West *

 

 

 

 

 

25 to 29%

 

 

 

 

Finland *

29 - 25

14 - 10

1 - 1

Nordic *

Wales *

29 - 22

18 -   8

2 - 2

West *

Hungary

28 - 36

  6 - 12

1 - 2

Central + East

Belgium (Flem.)

28 - 28

  8 - 10

0.4 - 2

West

Norway *

28 - 23

  7 -   8

0.2 - 1

Nordic *

Scotland *

28 - 22

13 -   9

3 - 2

West *

Denmark *

28 - 20

  8 -   6

1 - 1

Nordic *

Ireland

25 - 25

12 - 14

2 - 2

West

Switzerland *

25 - 25

  8 -    6

1 - 1

West*

 

 

 

 

 

20 to 24%

 

 

 

 

Sweden *

24 - 18

  5 -   4

0.5 - 1

Nordic *

Russian Fed.

22 - 24

  7 - 13

0.5 - 2

Commonwealth of Indep. States

Poland

20 -27

  4 -   8

1 - 3

Central + East

 

 

 

 

 

15 to 20%

 

 

 

 

Latvia

19 - 37

  7 - 15

0.3 - 4

Baltic

Greece

19 - 18

  5 -   5

1 - 1

South

Slovakia

18 - 28

  3 -   7

0.4 - 2

Central + East

Czech Rep.

18 - 22

  7 - 10

0.2 - 2

Central + East

 

 

 

 

 

Under 15%

 

 

 

 

Portugal

14 - 19

  4 -   5

2 - 2

South

Israel

13 - 24

  6 - 12

3 - 7

South

Estonia

12 - 24

  2 -   7

1 - 1

Baltic

Lithuania

10 - 24

  2 - 10

0.3 - 2

Baltic

Data 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.

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