Table 1 Trends in current smoking rates, cessation rates and smoking intensity by gender from 2012 to 2018
Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | |
Men | ||||
Current smoking rate | 61.16 (60.24 to 62.09) | 57.34 (56.37 to 58.31) | 57.15 (56.17 to 58.12) | 57.88 (56.87 to 58.89) |
Cessation rate | 17.55 (16.71 to 18.38) | 21.61 (20.36 to 22.86) | 24.45 (23.48 to 25.43) | 24.08 (23.08 to 25.08) |
Smoking intensity | 16.71 (16.47 to 16.95) | 16.26 (16.01 to 16.52) | 16.14 (15.88 to 16.40) | 15.49 (15.24 to 15.75) |
Women | ||||
Current smoking rate | 2.30 (2.02 to 2.58) | 2.30 (2.01 to 2.59) | 2.46 (2.15 to 2.77) | 2.52 (2.20 to 2.85) |
Cessation rate | 39.44 (34.81 to 44.07) | 40.28 (34.04 to 46.51) | 42.08 (37.00 to 47.16) | 48.39 (43.36 to 53.43) |
Smoking intensity | 13.39 (12.26 to 14.53) | 12.30 (11.14 to 13.45) | 11.26 (10.23 to 12.29) | 11.01 (9.78 to 12.24) |
Total | ||||
Current smoking rate | 30.82 (30.21 to 31.43) | 29.39 (28.76 to 30.01) | 29.79 (29.15 to 30.44) | 31.02 (30.34 to 31.70) |
Cessation rate | 18.68 (17.85 to 19.51) | 22.57 (21.33 to 23.80) | 25.39 (24.42 to 26.36) | 25.47 (24.48 to 26.46) |
Smoking intensity | 16.59 (16.35 to 16.82) | 16.11 (15.86 to 16.35) | 15.94 (15.69 to 16.19) | 15.32 (15.06 to 15.57) |