Number of male smokers as low as never before

Men smoke less and less, and the number of women is slightly higher
In recent years, the number of people smoking has fallen sharply. This certainly has to do with many different factors, such as the smoking ban in restaurants and restaurants or increased tobacco taxes. The massive decline is particularly noticeable in men. Meanwhile, only one out of every five men in the UK smokes, official statistics say.

Fewer and fewer people smoke cigarettes. Especially in men, the number of smokers has fallen drastically. In today's society, smoking is no longer as accepted as it was in the 1970s. Now British scientists have found that only one in five men smoke. This is evident from recent figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Fewer and fewer men have fallen for tobacco. (Image: Oleksandra Voinova / fotolia.com)

Only one in five British men smoke
Are you one of the people still smoking cigarettes? Then you are more of an exception. At the present time, the number of male smokers is falling sharply. This is due, for example, to the smoking ban in public restaurants and the growing health awareness. British scientists now find that only one in five British men smoke cigarettes. In 1970, just under half of the male population still smoked, say the researchers. The peak smoking reached in 1974. At that time smoked about 46 percent of all male British.

19 percent of men and 17 percent of women smoked in 2014
The current report looked at smokers who were at least 16 years old. He also looked at the consumption of e-cigarettes in 2015. The figures showed that only 19 percent of adult men smoked in 2014. This was the same percentage as in 2013, the experts explain. The prevalence of smoking among women stood at 17 percent in 2014. In 1974, the peak was 41 percent. But there has been a slight increase from 2013, the researchers say. People aged 25 to 34 smoked most often, but they smoked the least number of cigarettes daily. These smokers consumed about 9.6 cigarettes a day. People who were 50 years or older smoked 13.4 cigarettes a day, explain the doctors. There is a persistent socioeconomic gap in smoking people. Almost one in four (23 percent) people with incomes below 10,000 pounds smoke. For people with an annual income of 40,000 pounds or more, the number of smokers was only eleven percent, say the doctors. About four percent of all hospital admissions in England in 2013/14 were in people over the age of 35 or older and related to smoking, the experts explain.

Many smokers try to stop smoking by using e-cigarettes
There are an estimated 2.2 million current e-cigarette users in the UK, scientists say. This corresponds to about four percent of the population. Women use these products slightly more often than men. The numbers also show that three out of four former e-cigarette users smoke cigarettes. More than half (53 percent) of consumers of e-cigarettes want to stop smoking with e-cigarettes, explain the doctors. And most smokers of e-cigarettes (76 percent) believe that the vapor of e-cigarettes has no impact on the health of non-smokers.

Comprehensive tobacco control policy and media campaigns required
The current slower decline in the smoking rate is worrying, the newspaper The Telegraph quoted Deborah Arnott, head of the health organization ASH. If we want to continue reducing the number of people who smoke, we need a comprehensive tobacco control policy and media campaigns. In addition, smokers who intend to stop smoking should be supported, according to Arnott. We urge the government to launch a new anti-tobacco strategy as soon as possible, the expert added to The Telegraph. The data on e-cigarette users are encouraging. The numbers would show that most people use e-cigarettes to stop smoking normally. E-cigarettes are far safer than tobacco products. Their use as an aid to quit significantly reduces the risk of heart disease and cancer caused by cigarettes, "The Telegraph" quotes the expert. (As)