Overview
- Official monitoring reports that 20.4% of adults in the Vigo health area smoke, above the 18% regional share recorded in Galicia.
- The Observatorio Galego de Saúde Pública also finds that 23.6% of Vigo-area residents report exposure to secondhand smoke either daily or occasionally.
- Regional data identify adults aged 25 to 44 as the group with the highest smoking prevalence.
- The Servizo Galego de Saúde marked World No Tobacco Day with an information desk in the lobby of Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital to raise awareness.
- Health authorities focused on information and prevention efforts, with no new regulatory measures reported.