Press Release: World No Tobacco Day: Eurobarometer reveals that tobacco use is down by 2 percentage points in the EU since 2012, but 26% of Europeans are still smokers

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Sunday 31 May 2015, the European Commission published on 29 May 2015 a Eurobarometer on Europeans’ attitudes towards tobacco.

The survey revealed a downward trend in tobacco use across Europe. The overall reduction compared with 2012 is 2 percentage points (26% vs. 28%). The age category that saw the biggest drop (4 percentage points) was young people aged 15 to 24 (25% vs 29%).There are still notable variations in tobacco consumption with lowest rates seen in Sweden (11%) and Finland (19%) and the highest in Greece (38%) and Bulgaria (35%).

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Tobacco Directive: Parliament approves plans to deter young people from smoking http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-tobacco-directive-parliament-approves-plans-to-deter-young-people-from-smoking/

EurActiv, 29.05.15: Survey reveals most smokers in Southern Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/survey-reveals-most-smokers-southern-europe-314974

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