Death through Smoking can be avoided. Just stop smoking and that’ it!. This simple truth is known to many but nonetheless many people don’t stop smoking.

But millions of people have stopped smoking and smoking is less and less tolerated in Germany, especially in offices and restaurants. When you visit a non-smoking German in his apartment he expects that you go outside and smoke on his balcony but not in his home.

Most smokers are in third-world countries but the number of smokers in industrial countries is declining. Example: In Korea 68 percent of all men are smokers, in Russia 67 percent and in Bangladesh 60 percent. In Germany around 29 percent of people are smoking.

But young germans, especially girls, around 15 years of age, start smoking. For every smoker, who dies or stops smoking, the cigarette industry must find a new young smoker to keep going. 82 percent of all grown-up smokers have started smoking before they reached 20 years of age. If you have reached 20 years of age without smoking then you have good chances, to stay a non-smoker for the rest of your life. The one who started smoking as a teen probably stays a smoker until his early death.

As of 2023, the average price of a cigarette in Germany is around 35 euro cents per cigarette. This translates to approximately €7 for a pack of 20 cigarettes. Looking ahead, the price of cigarettes in Germany is expected to continue rising. This trend is primarily driven by increasing tobacco taxes, which have been steadily rising over the years. The German government uses these taxes as a tool to discourage smoking and to generate revenue for public health initiatives. Additionally, higher prices are often associated with a decrease in smoking rates, as seen in various studies and historical data.