One in Five Israelis Are Smokers, Smoking Over 10 Cigarettes Daily
According to the 2018 annual report from the Ministry of Health released on Wednesday, every fifth Israeli is a smoker, smoking at least ten cigarettes daily.
The report shows that the percentage of smokers aged 21 years and over in the Israeli population stands at 19.8%, a very slight decrease compared with 2017, when the percentage of smokers was 20.5%, and compared to 2016, the percentage of smokers was 21.6%.
46% of the smokers reported smoking more than ten cigarettes a day, while among male smokers the figure was 53%. One-fifth of the smokers said they began to smoke under the age of 15.
The percentage of smokers among the Arab population is higher than the Jewish population. For example, the percentage of Arab smokers aged 21 to 34 is 1.5 times higher than the percentage of smokers in the Jewish population. In the 54+ age group, the percentage of Arab smokers is twice as high as the percentage of Jewish smokers.
Jewish men start smoking on average at 18.4 years, compared to Arab men who start smoking on average at 19.9 years.
Deputy Minister Yaakov Litzman said in response to the report: “The Ministry of Health’s efforts in the fight against smoking have shown mixed results over the years. After several years in which the rate of smoking was fairly stable, we can see the beginning of a downward trend and continued improvement compared to previous years. The Ministry of Health continued and will continue its activities to improve and protect the public against secondhand smoke and to limit the marketing efforts of the tobacco industry through a variety of means.”
The Association of Public Health Physicians, the Medical Association for Prevention & Termination of Smoking of the Israel Medical Association, the Israel Cancer Association and the Smoking Elimination Program, said in response: “In the past year, the State of Israel has promoted the fight against smoking, expanded the law to ban smoking in public places and upgraded the law to restrict the advertising and marketing of addictive and fatal products. After a determined struggle by the anti-smoking organizations, preliminary data show that this step is starting to influence and encourage smokers to rehab.
“We expect and hope for a reduction in smoking rates in the next few years, which means preventing Israelis from dying of lung cancer, throat cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attacks and stroke, and a significant reduction in the number of teenagers entering the smoking cycle. Much work remains to be done here in Israel, especially among the younger generation”.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
According to the 2018 annual report from the Ministry of Health released on Wednesday, every fifth Israeli is a smoker, smoking at least ten cigarettes daily.
The report shows that the percentage of smokers aged 21 years and over in the Israeli population stands at 19.8%, a very slight decrease compared with 2017, when the percentage of smokers was 20.5%, and compared to 2016, the percentage of smokers was 21.6%.
46% of the smokers reported smoking more than ten cigarettes a day, while among male smokers the figure was 53%. One-fifth of the smokers said they began to smoke under the age of 15.
The percentage of smokers among the Arab population is higher than the Jewish population. For example, the percentage of Arab smokers aged 21 to 34 is 1.5 times higher than the percentage of smokers in the Jewish population. In the 54+ age group, the percentage of Arab smokers is twice as high as the percentage of Jewish smokers.
Jewish men start smoking on average at 18.4 years, compared to Arab men who start smoking on average at 19.9 years.
Deputy Minister Yaakov Litzman said in response to the report: “The Ministry of Health’s efforts in the fight against smoking have shown mixed results over the years. After several years in which the rate of smoking was fairly stable, we can see the beginning of a downward trend and continued improvement compared to previous years. The Ministry of Health continued and will continue its activities to improve and protect the public against secondhand smoke and to limit the marketing efforts of the tobacco industry through a variety of means.”
The Association of Public Health Physicians, the Medical Association for Prevention & Termination of Smoking of the Israel Medical Association, the Israel Cancer Association and the Smoking Elimination Program, said in response: “In the past year, the State of Israel has promoted the fight against smoking, expanded the law to ban smoking in public places and upgraded the law to restrict the advertising and marketing of addictive and fatal products. After a determined struggle by the anti-smoking organizations, preliminary data show that this step is starting to influence and encourage smokers to rehab.
“We expect and hope for a reduction in smoking rates in the next few years, which means preventing Israelis from dying of lung cancer, throat cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attacks and stroke, and a significant reduction in the number of teenagers entering the smoking cycle. Much work remains to be done here in Israel, especially among the younger generation”.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
1 comment:
DOCTOR ADLER ZT"L
ONCE SAID TO A PATIENT WHO WAS VERY ILL, WHO HE CAME TO ON SHABBOS
I HAVE TO BRAKE THE SHABBOS FOR YOU AND YOU CAM NOT BRAKE YOURSELF NOT TO SMOKE.
I CAN UNDERSTAND AN OLDER PERSON, BUT A YOUNG PERSON WHO STARTS TO SMOKE TO DAY
WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEY ARE AGAINST GIRLS OR WOMEN SMOKING
WHY WONT THEY LET THEM SMOKE,
IF THE BOY IS ALLOWED TO RUIN HIS LIFE WITH SMOKING, WHY IS HIS WIFE NOT ALLOWED TO SMOKE
IF HE IS NOT DAMAGE HIMSELF WITH SMOKING, SHE WILL ALSO NOT.
I THINK THAT THE WIVES SHOULD SAY TO THE HUSBANDS, IF YOU SMOKE I WILL SMOKE AS WELL.
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