Comparison of Project Star (PS) smoking prevalence data with independent estimates (all figures are smoking prevalence, %)
| Country | PS (legal age of cigarette use-64 years) (p. 20) | WHO HFA (daily smokers aged 15+) | Year of WHO HFA data | Difference between PS and WHO HFA* | OECD (daily smokers aged 15+)† | Difference between PS and OECD | PPACTE (smokers aged 15+) | Difference between PS and PPACTE | EB (smokers aged 15+) | Difference between PS and EB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 28.0 | 23.2 | 2006 | 4.8 | 23.2 | 4.8 | 30.4 | −2.4 | 34.0 | −6.0 |
| Belgium | 12.0 | 20.5 | 2008 | −8.5 | 20.0 | −8.0 | 30.0 | −18.0 | ||
| Bulgaria | 49.0 | 32.7 | 2001 | 16.3 | 29.1 | 19.9 | 40.9 | 8.1 | 39.0 | 10.0 |
| Cyprus | 29.0 | 26.5 | 2008 | 2.5 | 24.7 | 4.3 | 32.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Czech Republic | 25.0 | 22.8 | 2010 | 2.2 | 24.3 | 0.7 | 29.1 | −4.1 | 26.0 | −1.0 |
| Denmark | 17.0 | 20.0 | 2010 | −3.0 | 23.0 | −6.0 | 29.0 | −12.0 | ||
| Estonia | 33.0 | 26.2 | 2010 | 6.8 | 26.2 | 6.8 | 32.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Finland | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2010 | 0.0 | 20.4 | −1.4 | 26.3 | −7.3 | 21.0 | −2.0 |
| France | 25.0 | 29.1 | 2010 | −4.1 | 26.2 | −1.2 | 27.5 | −2.5 | 33.0 | −8.0 |
| Germany | 16.0 | 33.9 | 2003 | −17.9 | 23.2 | −7.2 | 25.0 | −9.0 | ||
| Greece | 30.0 | 31.9 | 2009 | −1.9 | 39.7 | −9.7 | 38.9 | −8.9 | 42.0 | −12.0 |
| Hungary | 31.0 | 31.4 | 2009 | −0.4 | 25.9 | 5.1 | 35.5 | −4.5 | 38.0 | −7.0 |
| Ireland | 28.0 | 27.0 | 2008 | 1.0 | 29.0 | −1.0 | 36.0 | −8.0 | 31.0 | −3.0 |
| Italy | 23.0 | 23.1 | 2010 | −0.1 | 22.4 | 0.6 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | −3.0 |
| Latvia | 33.0 | 33.7 | 2010 | −0.7 | 27.9 | 5.1 | 28.8 | 4.2 | 36.0 | −3.0 |
| Lithuania | 27.0 | 21.8 | 2010 | 5.2 | 26.5 | 0.5 | 30.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Netherlands | 8.0 | 20.9 | 2010 | −12.9 | 28.0 | −20.0 | 24.0 | −16.0 | ||
| Poland | 28.0 | 27.0 | 2009 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 1.7 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | −5.0 |
| Portugal | 30.0 | 20.9 | 2006 | 9.1 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 32.4 | −2.4 | 23.0 | 7.0 |
| Romania | 41.0 | 26.7 | 2011 | 14.3 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 26.1 | 14.9 | 30.0 | 11.0 |
| Slovakia | 21.0 | 19.4 | 2009 | 1.6 | 25.0 | −4.0 | 26.0 | −5.0 | ||
| Slovenia | 26.0 | 18.9 | 2007 | 7.1 | 18.9 | 7.1 | 26.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Spain | 25.0 | 26.2 | 2009 | −1.2 | 26.4 | −1.4 | 28.6 | −3.6 | 35.0 | −10.0 |
| Sweden | 10.0 | 13.6 | 2010 | −3.6 | 14.5 | −4.5 | 16.3 | −6.3 | 16.0 | −6.0 |
| UK | 15.0 | 20.0 | 2010 | −5.0 | 22.0 | −7.0 | 24.9 | −9.9 | 28.0 | −13.0 |
*Differences of 5% or over between PS and other prevalence estimates are indicated in bold text. Where there are consistent differences between PS and other datasets (ie, differences are seen in at least three datasets) these differences and the country name are indicated by shading.
†Uses data from 2008 or nearest year available.
Sources: WHO data: http://data.euro.who.int/hfadb/ downloaded 1/3/13 and 17/04/2013; OECD: ‘Tobacco Consumption among adults’, in Health at a Glance: Europe 2010, OECD Publishing (Eurostat Statistics Database): http://www.oecdilibrary.org/docserver/download/8110161ec026.pdf?expires=1366276217&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=B1837069B1EEF937830FFDD8405DC2B5; EB: Eurobarometer 2009 data, published 2010.79
EB, Eurobarometer; OECD, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development; PPACTE, Pricing Policies and Control of Tobacco in Europe; PS, ‘Project Star’.