Sweden hits smoke-free goal of under 5% daily smokers: report
Sweden has achieved its goal of becoming smoke-free by 2025, with less than five percent of the population smoking daily. However, a significant portion of the population still uses nicotine in other forms, such as vapes and snus. The rise in nicotine use, particularly among women, raises concerns about the health effects of these products.
- ▪Sweden's daily smoking rate fell from 16% in 2003 to 4.8% in 2025.
- ▪24% of Swedes used nicotine daily in 2025, with 19% using snus.
- ▪The use of white snus has increased significantly, with sales rising by 180% from 2021 to 2024.
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gettyimagesbankSTOCKHOLM — Sweden met its target of becoming smoke-free in 2025 with less than five percent of the population smoking cigarettes daily, though a quarter of the population still used nicotine daily in some form, such as vapes and snus, a report showed Monday.The number of daily smokers fell from 16 to 4.8 percent between 2003 and 2025, according to the report published by the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN).A country is considered smoke-free when less than five percent of its population are daily smokers.A report by Sweden's Public Health Agency in 2024 put the number at 5.4 percent.
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