Letter to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and delegates of the Ninth Conference of Parties (COP9) regarding the Framework Convention…
European Commission, “Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes,” February 2021
Key facts:
- 28,288 Europeans were surveyed on their attitudes towards tobacco and nicotine products.
- The research found that Sweden had by far the lowest smoking rate in Europe at 7%. The next closest countries were the UK and the Netherlands both at 12%. The EU average was 23%.
- Swedish smokers also smoke the fewest number of cigarettes per day (9.1).
- The low smoking rates can be attributed to the high use of nicotine pouch alternatives with one in five reporting using nicotine pouches.
- Sweden also has very high quit rates. One-third of Swedes report successfully giving up smoking (33%) compared to the EU average of 22%.
