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Originally Posted by Pookie
Not true for the UK at least. The percentage of people smoking hasn't changed since 2007 (21%).
5% of all hospital admissions are attributed to smoking.
13% of cancer cases are smoking related.
18% of deaths (35 years+) are smoking related.
29% of cancer deaths are attributable to smoking.
Figures from the latest research by ONS.
FYI
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But from let's say from the 80's to 2007 I'm pretty sure it decreased a lot. Because that's when the harshest policies against smoking came about, if I'm not mistaken. Especially the increases in price, which seem to be quite effective.
But I guess you're talking about older people who smoked most of their lives?
I did this huge assignment on smoking the other day (worldwide data) and it said that less and less people are taking up smoking.
It makes a lot of sense that 29% of cancer deaths are related to smoking, but sometimes I have the impression that people think that not smoking means no cancer.
I'm actually surprised only 13% of cancer cases are smoking related, I thought it'd be a lot more.