"Figure 11: Average daily cigarette consumption among male and female smokers in the UK, 1974 to 2015","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. Data has been extracted from the recent ONS [Adult Smoking Habits in the UK:2015 bulletin](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2015). 2. The average refers to the mean. 3. Data are weighted from 2000 onwards. 4. Data on cigarette use were collected on a two-year basis prior to 2000. 5. Estimates prior to 2005 are based on fiscal year as opposed to calendar year." "Unit","Number of cigarettes smoked each day, on average by current smokers " "","" "Year","Male","Female" "1974","18.4","13.7" "1975","","" "1976","18.8","14.8" "1977","","" "1978","18.2","14.5" "1979","","" "1980","18","14.6" "1981","","" "1982","18.1","15" "1983","","" "1984","16.6","13.8" "1985","","" "1986","16.2","13.7" "1987","","" "1988","16.9","13.9" "1989","","" "1990","16.6","13.7" "1991","","" "1992","15.7","13.6" "1993","","" "1994","16","13.6" "1995","","" "1996","15.7","13.6" "1997","","" "1998","15.6","13.3" "1999","","" "2000","14.9","12.7" "2001","14.9","13" "2002","15.2","13.2" "2003","14.9","13" "2004","14.5","13.3" "2005","14.3","13" "2006","14.9","12.8" "2007","14.1","12.6" "2008","13.8","12.8" "2009","14.2","12.7" "2010","13.8","12.4" "2011","13.3","12.3" "2012","12.2","11.2" "2013","13","11" "2014","12.2","10.5" "2015","11.6","11"