This statistic displays the outcome after four weeks of individuals who set a quit smoking date in England between April 2023 and March 2024. The age group 60 years and over had the highest success rate, with 56 percent of those reporting they had successfully stopped smoking four weeks after setting a quit date.
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Distribution of outcome at four weeks of individuals setting a quit smoking date in England in 2023/24, by age
Characteristic
Share who successfully quit (self-reported)
Share who had not quit
Share not known/lost to follow up
All ages
54%
27%
19%
Under 18
49%
27%
24%
18-34
51%
25%
24%
35-44
52%
26%
22%
45-59
55%
27%
18%
60 and over
56%
29%
14%
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NHS Digital. (July 18, 2024). Distribution of outcome at four weeks of individuals setting a quit smoking date in England in 2023/24, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436047/outcome-of-setting-a-quit-smoking-date-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Distribution of outcome at four weeks of individuals setting a quit smoking date in England in 2023/24, by age ." Chart. July 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436047/outcome-of-setting-a-quit-smoking-date-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Distribution of outcome at four weeks of individuals setting a quit smoking date in England in 2023/24, by age . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436047/outcome-of-setting-a-quit-smoking-date-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Distribution of Outcome at Four Weeks of Individuals Setting a Quit Smoking Date in England in 2023/24, by Age ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436047/outcome-of-setting-a-quit-smoking-date-in-england/
NHS Digital, Distribution of outcome at four weeks of individuals setting a quit smoking date in England in 2023/24, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436047/outcome-of-setting-a-quit-smoking-date-in-england/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Distribution of outcome at four weeks of individuals setting a quit smoking date in England in 2023/24, by age [Graph], NHS Digital, July 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/436047/outcome-of-setting-a-quit-smoking-date-in-england/
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