This statistic displays the number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender. In 2022, male smokers smoked on average 11.7 cigarettes per day and women smoked 11.1 cigarettes per day. In 2022, the mean number of cigarettes smoked increased compared to 2021, but there has been a significant decrease since 1995.
Number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender
 Weighted bases: n (1995)=7,895, n (1998)=7,903, n (2003)=6,463, n (2008)=5,138, n (2009)=5,962, n (2010)=5,720, n (2011)=5971, n (2012)=3,807, n (2013)=3,850, n (2014)=3,639, n (2015)=3,881, n(2016)=4,281, n(2017)= 3,662; n (2018)= 4,772; n (2019)= 4,857; n (2021)= 4,496; n(2022)=4,496.
Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes.
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Scottish Government. (November 12, 2024). Number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373166/number-of-cigarettes-per-current-smoker-per-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373166/number-of-cigarettes-per-current-smoker-per-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2024). Number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373166/number-of-cigarettes-per-current-smoker-per-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Number of Cigarettes Smoked by Current Smokers per Day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373166/number-of-cigarettes-per-current-smoker-per-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373166/number-of-cigarettes-per-current-smoker-per-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of cigarettes smoked by current smokers per day in Scotland from 1995 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373166/number-of-cigarettes-per-current-smoker-per-day-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
