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This dataset shows the percentage of adults (18+) who state they currently smoke cigarettes (excluding e-cigarettes), in the United Kingdom, for 2012 - 2022.

Coverage

UK

Geography definition

Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authorities, English counties, Regions, Nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), Country (UK)

Source

• United Kingdom: Office for National Statistics

Source Notes and Caveats

To improve the comparability of smoking prevalence estimates for 2020 and subsequent years, the weighting methodology has been improved to remove the effect of the change in method of data collection between 2019 and 2020. For more information please refer to the Adult smoking habits in the UK methodology page