Smoking Prevalence in Urban and Rural Areas — China, 2024
Xinying Zeng, Shiwei Liu, Ying Liu, Lin Xiao
Abstract
What is already known about this topic?: In 2018, the current and daily smoking prevalence among Chinese adults aged ≥15 years were 26.6% and 23.2%, respectively. What is added by this report?: In 2024, China's smoking prevalence among adults aged ≥15 years was 23.2% (current) and 20.3% (daily), with current smokers averaging 15.8 cigarettes/day and daily smokers initiating daily smoking at 22.4 years. Slim cigarette use accounted for 32.9% of current smokers. What are the implications for public health practice?: Sustained reduction in tobacco use requires multifaceted interventions and rigorous controls on tobacco industry tactics that disseminate deceptive marketing of purported harm-reduction products.