Prevalence
- 19.8 per cent of Queenslanders smoke on a daily basis (21.5 per cent of males and 18.1 per cent of females). ¹
- 17.4 per cent of Australian smoke on a daily basis (18.6 per cent of males and 16.3 per cent of females). ¹
- 30 per cent of Queenslanders aged between 20 and 29 years smoke, this is more than any other age group. ¹
- 14 per cent of Queenslanders aged 12 to 17 year are current smokers.²
Mortality
- Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable death in the developed world. ³
- More than 3400 Queenslanders die each year from smoking related illnesses. 4
- More than 19,000 Australians die each year from smoking related illnesses. 5
- Prior to 2002 and the introduction of smokefree legislation for most workplaces, an estimated 300 Queenslanders died each year from passive smoking in their homes, workplaces and social settings. 6
- Tobacco is the cause of over 80% of all drug related deaths in Australia. 5
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For statistics on smoking prevalence, check out the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey.
¹ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005. 2004 National Drug Strategy Household
Survey: State and territory supplement. AIHW cat. no. PHE 61. Canberra: AIHW.
² Queensland Health. 2002. Smoking among Queensland school students aged 12 – 17 years. Queensland: Queensland Government.
³ World Health Organisation. 2002. Smoking Statistics. Available: http://www.wpro.who.int/media_centre/fact_sheets/fs_20020528.htm.
4 Queensland Health. Health Determinants Queensland 2004. Queensland: Queensland Government.
5 Ridolfo B, Stevenson C. The quantification of drug-caused mortality and morbidity in Australia, 1998. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, 2001.
6 Research by Professor James Repace using NSW data, 2004. |
