Tobacco Control Strategy 2024 to 2029
Smoking prevalence
In England, an estimated 5.8 million adults are currently smokers; this is equivalent to around 13% of England’s adult population (2021). This is a decrease from 19.8% in 2011 and is the lowest prevalence to date.
In Buckinghamshire, adult smoking prevalence has also dropped from 16.5% in 2014 to 10.5% in 2021, totalling around 45,104 smokers. This prevalence is lower than the South East regional average (11.9%).
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Despite a decline in smoking rates in Buckinghamshire, there has been an unfortunate increase since 2017 when only 9.6% of adults smoked in the region. This highlights the need to continue to focus on reducing smoking in our population.
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