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.

1. Some problems and data

2.  Bad: smoking
 Bad: drinking alcohol
 Good: sport activities
 Good: eating correctly

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