"Figure 1: Smoking has become less common in the UK since 2010, particularly in England, Scotland and Wales","" "Proportion (%) of current smokers","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures are for all those aged 18 years and above." "Unit","%" "","" "Country","England","Wales","Scotland","Northern Ireland","United Kingdom" "2010","19.9","23.3","24.7","18.8","20.1" "2011","19.8","22.3","23.4","18.9","20.2" "2012","19.3","21.0","21.7","19.2","19.6" "2013","18.4","20.2","21.5","18.5","18.8" "2014","17.8","19.4","20.3","18.0","18.1" "2015","16.9","18.1","19.1","19.0","17.2"