The smoking profiles provides information of the extent of:

• tobacco use
• tobacco related harm
• measures being taken to reduce this harm at a local level

The aim of these profiles is to assess the effect of tobacco use on local populations. Local government and health services can use this information to inform commissioning and planning decisions to tackle tobacco use and improve the health of local communities. The tool allows users to compare a local authority against other local authorities in the region and benchmark a local authority against the England or regional average.

The following indicators have been updated:

• smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) – current smokers (APS)
• smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) – ex-smokers (APS)
• smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) – never smokers (APS)
• smoking prevalence among adults aged 18 to 64 in routine and manual occupations (APS)
• odds of smoking among adults aged 18 to 64 with a routine and manual occupation compared with those in other occupations (APS)
• smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) - current smokers (GPPS)
• smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) - ex smoker (GPPS)
• smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) - never smoked (GPPS)
• smoking prevalence in adults with a long-term mental health condition (aged 18 and over) - current smokers (GPPS)
• odds of smoking with a long-term mental health condition compared to the odds of smoking without (GPPS)
• proportion of local smoking population who set a quit date
• proportion of those setting a quit date who successfully quit smoking
• proportion of local smoking population who successfully quit smoking
• cost per smoking quitter

[See also, Adult smoking habits in the UK: 2024, for data analysis (see below for main points]

• Around 5.3 million people aged 18 years and over (10.6%) smoked cigarettes in the UK in 2024; this is the lowest proportion of current smokers since records began in 2011, based on our estimates from the Annual Population Survey (APS).
• Those aged 25 to 34 years continued to have the highest proportion of current smokers (12.6%) in the UK in 2024.
• Those aged 18 to 24 years have had the largest reduction in smoking prevalence (17.6 percentage points) between 2011 (25.7%) and 2024 (8.1%).
• Around 5.4 million adults aged 16 years and over (10.0%) currently use an e-cigarette daily or occasionally in Great Britain in 2024; overtaking around 4.9 million current smokers (9.1%) for the first time in 2024, based on the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).
• The percentage of men who reported using e-cigarettes daily or occasionally (e-cigarette users) in Great Britain decreased in 2024 compared with 2023 (10.1% and 11.0%, respectively), while among women, e-cigarette use increased from 8.5% in 2023 to 10.0% in 2024.
• E-cigarette use remained highest among people aged 16 to 24 years in Great Britain, with 13.0% using e-cigarettes either daily or occasionally, although this is a decrease from 2023 (15.8%).
• Daily e-cigarette use was highest among people aged 25 to 34 years and 35 to 49 years in Great Britain (9.3% and 9.5%, respectively), and has increased among both age groups from 2023.