In Switzerland, 36% of 25-34 year olds are smokers.

According to data published on February 18, 2020 by the Federal Statistical Office, the highest proportion of smokers is found among young people. The average number of smokers aged 25 to 34 is 9 points higher than the overall national average of 27%. The age group most affected by the tobacco epidemic in Switzerland is 25-34 year olds, although younger people are not spared: 32% of 15- to 24-year-olds smoke. This is higher than in France, where the smoking prevalence rate is 35% among men aged 25 to 34 and 29.2% among women in the same age group. The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin of May 28, 2020, devoted to smoking, also announced the reduction in the number of young people living in France who are starting to smoke. Generally speaking, Switzerland has more smokers than France, which had 25.41 T3T smokers in 2018 according to Public Health France. Home to many multinationals and relatively lax legislation, Switzerland remains the bastion of the tobacco industry. It is notably home to the headquarters of Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International. While the sale of tobacco to minors was recently banned in Geneva, tobacco advertising is still legal in the country. In 2013, the World Health Organization published a study[1] in which successful experiences with tobacco control policies were listed. Switzerland was not included because many cantons were clearly lagging behind in terms of tobacco control. The country has still not ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which it signed in 2004. ©Generation Without Tobacco

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[1] David T Levy, Jennifer A Ellis, Darren Mays, An-Tsun Huang, “Smoking-related deaths averted due to three years of policy progress”, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Volume 91, Number 7, July 2013, pp. 465-544, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.113878 || ©DNF For a Zero Tobacco world