Smokers in England light up 1.5bn fewer cigarettes a year

Average consumption down nearly a quarter since 2011, researchers find

Nearly 1.5bn fewer cigarettes have been smoked each year in England since 2011, research has found.

A study, funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the journal Jama Network Open, found average cigarette consumption fell by nearly a quarter between 2011 and 2018, with approximately 118m fewer cigarettes smoked each month.