Key Points

• In 2018, 23,591 people registered for Smoke-Free Month in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, a 53% increase compared to the previous year. They accounted for 9.8% of registrants in mainland France and 2% of daily smokers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, a proportion similar to that in mainland France.

• In 2018, the COREADD association recorded 546 initiatives in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, 22% of which were in the Gironde department.

• In 2017 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the average consumption of manufactured cigarettes was 8.1 cigarettes per day among daily smokers, and that of hand-rolled cigarettes was 4.6 cigarettes, figures comparable to those in mainland France.

• In 2015, the number of deaths attributable to tobacco was estimated at 7,925 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, representing 12.5% of all deaths in the region—a proportion close to the 13% estimated for France as a whole.

• In 2015 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the proportion of deaths attributable to smoking was higher among men (18.4%) than among women (6.7%), proportions similar to those for France as a whole. The proportion of deaths was higher among those under 65 (27%) than among those over 65 (10%).

• In 2015 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the most common causes of smoking-related deaths were cancer and cardiovascular disease, accounting for 61.6% and 22.9% of annual smoking-related deaths, respectively.