The chapter also highlights the significant smoking trends in younger people especially young women and those in the lower socio-economic groups.Ĭhapter 4 sets out the progress which has been made to date in the area of tobacco policy and legislation.Ĭhapter 5 sets out information on the tobacco industry and introduces a recommendation regarding interaction with the industry in the context of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC. In the 2010 Health Behaviour in School Children survey 12% of Irish 10 -17 year olds were identified as current smokers. Data taken from the National Tobacco Control Office for 2012 indicates a prevalence rate of 22% in 2012. Data taken from the SLÁN Survey 2007 indicated a prevalence rate of 29%.
Approximately €500 million of health expenditure in Ireland was directly due to smoking related diseasesĬhapter 3 sets out data relating to smoking in Ireland for adults and children and compares them with international data.
Second-hand smoke (SHS) causes 600,000 premature deaths globally every year.5,200 people die every year from smoking related diseases in Ireland.1.6 million deaths related to smoking occur every year in the WHO European Region.It identifies the current Irish and international tobacco policy setting including the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control(FCTC).Ĭhapter 2 sets out the health impacts of smoking and of second-hand smoke and the economic costs of smoking including the fact that: Part 1 sets out the background and provides the policy, legislative and smoking prevalence context for the report.Ĭhapter 1 sets out the background and the terms of reference of the review.
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