Malta’s Teens Smoke And Vape Less Than Nearly Every Other European Country

Malta’s Teens Smoke And Vape Less Than Nearly Every Other European Country

Malta is one of Europe’s best-performing countries when it comes to teenage smoking and vaping, according to the latest European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD 2024). The survey, which collects data from 15–16-year-olds across 37 European countries, found that only 16% of Maltese students have ever smoked a cigarette, the lowest rate in Europe, compared with the ESPAD average of 32%. Only Iceland reported a slightly lowe…