Smoking in France: the Downward Trend Has Been Resettled, Social Inequalities Persist

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Smoking began to decline again in 2024, with a trend interrupted by the Covid-19 crisis, but social inequalities remain.

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The country regained its level of smoking prevalence prior to the Covid-19 crisis, but social and territorial disparities remain marked, according to data released by Public Health France on Wednesday.

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25% of people between the ages of 18 and 75 reported smoking in 2024, according to Public Health France. A decreasing level already reached before the Covid years, when the phenomenon had resumed to rise.

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A study by Public Health France, published this Wednesday, October 15, reveals that 4 million French people quit smoking daily between 2014 and 2024. Three regions smoke more than others, including Occitanie.

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According to Santé publique France, eight million adults smoke cigarettes daily. The health agency points to a decline in historical consumption.

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A tobacco office in Hede-Bazouges (Ille-et-Vilaine), on 2 January 2024. DAMIEN MEYER/AFP C is an important public health marker, and it flashes in the green: the prevalence of smoking was established in 2024 at 25% among 18-75 years old, compared with 32% in 2021, and that of daily smoking at 18%, compared to 25% three years earlier, according to the first results from the barometer of Public Health France (SPF), released on Wednesday 15 October…