Tobacco

Despite a slight decrease compared to 2015, tobacco remains responsible for more than 68,000 premature deaths in 2023—accounting for 11% of total mortality—making it still the leading cause of preventable death in France. However, since the launch of the first National Plan to Reduce Smoking (PNRT), the number of daily smokers aged 18 to 75 has decreased by 4 million over the past 10 years.

Our missions

  • Developing indicators for monitoring tobacco use

  • Design, promote, and evaluate tobacco control measures

  • Developing indicators to monitor diseases affected by tobacco use

  • Informing public authorities, healthcare professionals, and the general public

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Publications

Here you will find the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé publique France.

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The Health of Middle School Students in France/2014. French data from the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Experimentation with psychoactive substances

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COPD and chronic respiratory failure

thematic dossier

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic respiratory condition caused, in the vast majority of cases, by smoking. It has a significant impact on patients’ quality of life.

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thematic dossier

Cardiovascular disease and stroke

Les maladies cardio-neuro-vasculaires regroupent un ensemble de troubles affectant le cœur et les vaisseaux sanguins.

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