Source: British Heart Foundation (BHF) – Heart statistics publications
Notes:
- Directly age-standardised using the 2013 European Standard Population.
- Statistics recorded every two years from 1969 – 1993, and annually thereafter.
- Historical data for the UK and across nations may vary from previous publications due to the rebasing of mid-year population estimates, changes to death classifications, and updating the European Standard Population weightings for earlier date.
| Key dates | |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Publication: Smoking and Health - Royal College of Physicians This report highlighted the link between smoking and lung cancer, other lung diseases, heart disease and gastrointestinal problems. |
| 1964 | Television Act The Government used the 1964 Television Act to ban commercials from advertising cigarettes. (Introduced in 1965). |
| 1971 | Introduction of health warnings on packaging Introduced government warnings onto all cigarette packaging. |
| 2006 | Health Act Banned smoking in enclosed public spaces. (Introduced in 2007) |
| 2018 | Soft Drinks Industry Levy Aimed to reduce sugar in soft drinks and tackle obesity. Known widely as the 'Sugar Tax'. |
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