by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
We all knew that group during our school days.
The group who would spend their lunch breaks down by the shed smoking cigarette after cigarette. Maybe some of us were even part of that group. The sad reality of school life today is that smoking among pupils is still all too common, according to ESPAD. It’s most prevalent in Italy, Croatia, Liechtenstein and parts of Eastern Europe such as Romania and Bulgaria.
This chart shows the percentage of 15 & 16 year-old students who used cigarettes in the past 30 days.
You will find more statistics at Statista.