This document summarizes smoking, drinking, and exercise trends among young people in Italy. It finds that over 11 million Italians smoke, including 21.9% of young people, and smoking deaths have tripled since 1955. Nearly 20% of young Italians drink alcohol regularly, with boys drinking more than girls, and beer being most popular. Only 53% of students do sports, showing room for increased physical activity. Overall it shows concerning rates of unhealthy behaviors like smoking and drinking among Italian youth.
3. Smokers’ number SMOKERS IN ITALY: 2008 (mls.)
is still very high in 12
Italy: more than 10
11 mls. people 8
(21,7% of the 6
population)
4
2
0
Men 23,9% Women 19,7% Total 21,7%
4. 21,9 % of young SMOKERS' AGE: 2008
people in Italy 30
26,6
smoke regularly
25,7
25
21,9
34,5% of young 20
smokers start 15
smokink before 15 10
5
0
15-24 25-44 45-64
5. The number of DEATHS DUE TO SMOKE
1955/1995/2008
deaths due to the 120.000
smoke has 108.000
increased in the
100.000
79.000
last 50 years
80.000
60.000
40.000
20.000 15.000
0
6. Good news? The % % OF SMOKERS IN ITALY: 1955-2008
of smokers in Italy 70
65
is (very slowly) 60
decreasing, from 50
35,4% in 1957 to 38,3
21,7% in 2008,
40 Men
35,4
32 Women
but the % of
30 25,9 Total
23,9
21,7
19,7
smoking women
20
increased a lot in 10 6,2
the same period. 0
1957 1990 2008
7. Alcohol % OF STUDENTS DRUNK AT LEAST
ONCE IN A YEAR: 1999-2008
consumption 44
among young 43
43
people in Italy is 42
rapidly increasing 41
in the last 10 40
years 39
39
38
37
8. Almost 20% of % OF STUDENTS (14-17 Y.O.)
DRINKING ALCOHOL
young people in 500000
Italy drink
460.000
450000
regularly alcoholic
400000
350000
beverages
300.000
300000
250000
200000
160.000
150000
100000
50000
0
Boys 24,3% Girls 13,6% Total 19,1%
9. Boys drink more WHAT DO YOUNG PEOPLE DRINK?
than girls. 45
40,6
The consumption
40
35 33
of beer is very 30
high.
25,1
25 23,9 Boys
Girls
19
20 Total
15 13,7 13,2
10
10
6,7
5
0
Wine Beer Spirits
10. In Europe: 25% of deaths among young
people (15-29 y.o.) derives directly or
indirectly from alcohol consumption.
In Italy: 30% of road accidents derive fron
alcohol consumption (3000 deaths per year)
11. The % of students SPORT ACTIVITIES IN OUR SCHOOL
(% )
doing sports in 50 47
our school is still 45
too low (only 53%).
40
35
30
30
25
20
15 12
10
10
5
1
0
Football Swimming Gym Oth. Nothing
Sports