CYPRIOTS are the heaviest smokers in the EU puffing 20.5 cigarettes daily, according to a survey conducted as part of the European Commission’s campaign ‘Ex-smokers are unstoppable.’ According to the survey – conducted by iCoach, a digital health platform aimed at helping smokers kick the habit - only one in ten Cypriot smokers have given up smoking, since 2011, and those who still smoked, consumed the highest number of cigarettes in the EU at 20.5 cigarettes daily.
However, most smokers in Europe - 46 per cent - consume 11-20 cigarettes daily, with the EU average amounting to 14.2 cigarettes daily. Cyprus was also ranked eighth among European countries, with 30 per cent of its population currently smoking. Ranking first was Greece at 40 per cent and last was Sweden at 13 per cent. The digital tool for quitting is available online for free in 23 languages including Greek. It has no time limitation so users can progress at their own pace until they manage to quit.
It also offers users interactive functions such as a daily diary, useful advice, access to forums, but also mini tests that give both encouragement and a better insight into their progress. Through the programme over 217,000 Europeans, aged between 25 and 34, have sought help to quit, with studies showing that iCoach is mainly used by men at 56 per cent. The same is true for Cyprus where most of the registrations are by men at 69 per cent. Seven countries however, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, report a majority of women registering.
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