Smoking data for World No Tobacco Day
http://uk.kantar.com/business/health/2016/cigarette-and-ecigarette-usage-data/
Data from Kantar Media TGI shows the number of British people smoking e-cigarettes is holding steady at 6.93%. This compares to the 2014 figure of 6.77% and is still significantly higher than France (2.89%), Germany (2.47%) and Spain (2.66%).
In August 2015, Public Health England published a review about e-cigarettes, saying that e-cigarettes are 95% safer than cigarettes and are an effective quitting aid. It is expected that e-cigarettes will be regulated as medical products in 2016, so they could be made available by the NHS on prescription.
When we compare e-cigarette usage with regular cigarette usage, it still far less popular. The percentage of people who say they smoke regular cigarettes in the UK stands at 16.5%, down from 17.4% in 2014, 21.1% in 2013 and 22.3% in 2011.
Every year, The World Health Organisation (WHO) marks World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), to “highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.” This year the day is on the 31st May 2016, and WHO is calling on countries to get ready for plain packaging of tobacco products. Read more on the WHO website.