Smoking

Smoking is a major public health issue, and has been recognised as the primary cause of preventable illness, morbidity and premature death. Smoking has also been identified as the single biggest cause of inequality in death rates between rich and poor in the UK.

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Our resources

Data and reports

Information on smoking prevalence can be found in the 'living well' section of our Health and Social Care Maps.

We have produced a tobacco dependency needs assessment (PDF, 2.0 MB) for Kent

We have also produced the following:

An equity analysis of stop smoking services within Kent (PDF, 1.6 MB).
Analysis of the 2015 Stoptober Smokefree Initiative in Kent (PDF, 1.4 MB).
Analysis of the potential return on investment of smoking cessation activity in hospital (PDF, 383.7 KB).
A comparison of the sources of local smoking prevalence estimates (PDF, 503.8 KB)
An analysis of the overlap between obesity, alcohol and smoking (PDF, 636.3 KB).
Analysis of the One You initiative in Kent (PDF, 2.6 MB).

Kent County Council Public Health are also members of the South East Tobacco Control Network who have recently published a position statement on electronic cigarettes for 2021.

Library services

The Public Health and Social Care Library can provide access to library and knowledge services, including books and journal articles relating to smoking and its impact on public health. We can also produce bespoke literature searches.

Please contact the public health specialist librarian: emma.ramstead@nhs.net

Requests

If you can't find what you were looking for, we complete over 200 ad-hoc requests for analysis each year. Request further analysis or a literature search or contact us.

External resources

A number of organisations produce statistics relating to smoking and its impact on health, both at national and local level.

NHS Digital publish a statistical report on smoking and a Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People report.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) also provide information on smoking habits, smoking cessation and smoking amongst children. They have also published a report on adult smoking habits.
Local Tobacco Control Profiles provide a snapshot of the extent of tobacco use, tobacco related harm, and measures being taken to reduce this harm at a local level.
The Public Health England Health Profiles and Child Health Profiles provide snapshot overviews of health for local areas, and include some data on smoking, smoking related deaths and smoking during pregnancy.
The Public Health Outcomes Framework also provides some data on smoking
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) also produce a range of fact sheets, briefings and research reports.