Smoking prevalence in Italy
Adult1 (14 years+), 1998		Youth2, 1994		Physicians3, 1996
Male	32.2 %	Male	6.1 %	Males	29 %
Female	17.3 %	Female	4 %	Females	34 %

¹ Regular daily cigarette smoking measured by Italy's National Statistical Institute (ISTAT);
Italy's National Statistical Institute. (1999). Italy in figures. Rome: R. Roncati.

² Current smoking of at least one cigarette per week among eighth graders;
Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Childhood and the Environment (Gruppo Collaborativo SIDRIA). (1998). [Cigarette smoking among eighth graders in different Italian areas]. Epid Prev, 23, 155-164.

³ Current smoking (smoking at least one cigarette in 24 hours on a rest day) among physicians in three hospitals in Faenza, Forli & Rimini;
Zanetti, et al. (1998). Smoking habits, exposure to passive smoking and attitudes to a non-smoking policy among hospital staff. Public Health, 112, 57-62.

Deaths attributed to smoking ^*

Smoking- attributed deaths, all ages, 1955-1995 ^*





Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1995 ^*



Source: Peto, Lopez et al, 1994 (update 1998)

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 *
	Males	Females	Total
Lung cancer	92.3 %	51.0 %	85.7 %
All Cancer	41.3 %	5.4 %	26.4 %
Vascular	17.1 %	2.9 %	9.4 %
Respiratory	54.5 %	20.9 %	41.4 %
All Other	9.6 %	2.1 %	5.9 %
All Causes	25.0 %	4.2 %	14.9 %
Source:	Peto, Lopez et al, 1994 (update 1998)

Total deaths from smoking, 1950-2000 ^*

Male	Female	Total
2,500,000	300,000	2,800,000

Pharmaceutical treatments for tobacco dependence ^*

Dosage form	Regulatory status	Comments
Nicotine gum	Pharmacy Only	Advertised
Nicotine Patch	Pharmacy Only	Advertised
Bupropion Tablet	Prescription Only Medicines

Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.


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