The number of smoked cigarettes in Britain is revealed every year Shocking new study Cancer Research UK and University College London (UCL).
Smokers are getting an average of 28.6 billion cigarettes every year, which is equivalent to 78 million every day.
The study is based on data from smoking toolkit studies between 2022 and 2024. it is estimated that Adults who smoke Eat an average of 10.4 cigarettes per day, 5.5 percent smoking more than 20 cigarettes in a day
Statistics also break from the region, showing in which areas UK The highest ratio of smokers, and in which field the average number of cigarettes is the highest.
data This indicates that it is the southwest with the highest ratio of smokers at 15 percent of the adult population. Meanwhile, Scotland and Yorkshire are less than the joint-half at 13.3 percent. In all adults, the average is 13.9 percent.
However, smoking in southern regions smokes proportionally less cigarettes in a year compared to the people of North and Scotland. The North East average 598 cigarette smoking in one year – the highest of any field – the lowest in London 423.
The analysis found that it indicates important inequalities in cigarette consumption, with more disadvantaged background individuals Smoking Average of 11 cigarettes per day compared to 9.4 per day in rich areas.
In the light of statistics, the charities are asking the government to speed up their upcoming Tobacco And the Vapes Bill which is currently passing through Parliament. Legislation Anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 is aiming to create a ‘smoke-free generation’ to prevent the sale of tobacco products, which effectively increases the age of legal smoking each year.
Cancer Research UK Executive Director, Dr. Ian Walker said: “While great progress has been made to reduce the smoking rates, we cannot be decent.
“Tobacco and Veps bill is a historic opportunity to help prevent smoking loss, but it is disappointing that the law is not progressing as soon as possible through Parliament.
“Tobacco is a toxic product that should not have any place in our future, and I urge all MPs to return a smoke-free Britain and prioritize this bill when it returns to the House of Lords. This world-agronic law has strong political and public support that cannot be ignored.”