According to a survey of school students aged 16 years old in Europe in 2019, a third of respondents in Lithuania had tried cigarettes when they were aged 13 years or younger, with 3.5 percent daily smokers at this age. In both Czechia and Latvia, around 30 percent of school students reported they had been 13 or younger when trying cigarettes for the first time.
Share of students who had tried cigarettes at age 13 or younger in Europe as of 2019, by country
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EMCDDA. (November 12, 2020). Share of students who had tried cigarettes at age 13 or younger in Europe as of 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424107/cigarette-use-at-young-age-in-europe/
EMCDDA. "Share of students who had tried cigarettes at age 13 or younger in Europe as of 2019, by country." Chart. November 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424107/cigarette-use-at-young-age-in-europe/
EMCDDA. (2020). Share of students who had tried cigarettes at age 13 or younger in Europe as of 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424107/cigarette-use-at-young-age-in-europe/
EMCDDA. "Share of Students Who Had Tried Cigarettes at Age 13 or Younger in Europe as of 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424107/cigarette-use-at-young-age-in-europe/
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Share of students who had tried cigarettes at age 13 or younger in Europe as of 2019, by country [Graph], EMCDDA, November 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424107/cigarette-use-at-young-age-in-europe/
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