Smoking

This data shows the percentage of people aged 18 and over who smoke in Buckinghamshire. There is also data for smoking rates in the South East and England.

Uploaded by: Buckinghamshire Council
Date Uploaded: June 1, 2022
Category: Data, Health & Wellbeing
Source: Annual Population Survey, 2022 [Accessed via OHID, Fingertips, 2022]

Smoking is the most important cause of preventable ill health and premature mortality in the UK. Smoking is a major risk factor for many diseases, such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart disease. It is also associated with cancers in other organs, including lip, mouth, throat, bladder, kidney, stomach, liver and cervix.

In 2020, one in ten adults (9.1%) aged over 18 years in Buckinghamshire are estimated to smoke (compared to South East 11.1% and England 12.1%). In previous years the trend has shown to be decreasing. The current 2020 year cannot be compared to previous years due to a change in methodology of data collection from face-to-face to telephone collection only.

Prevalence of smoking

Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who smoke, 2011-2019

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2021 Census update

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Population size

The chart shows the size of the population in Buckinghamshire and how it has changed since 1991 when the current recording methodology began.

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Age distribution

The chart shows the age distribution of children (0-17 year-olds), working-age people (18-64 year-olds) and older people (65+ year-olds) in Buckinghamshire, South East England, and

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Components of population change

The charts in this section show the components of population change. The components are natural change (births and deaths); internal UK migration (people moving in

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