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Some problems and data
Bad: smoking Bad: drinking alcohol Good: sport activities Good: eating correctly
Smokers’ number is still very high in Italy: more than 11 mls. people (21,7% of the population)
SMOKERS IN ITALY: 2008 (mls.)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Men 23,9% Women 19,7% Total 21,7%
21,9 % of young people in Italy smoke regularly
34,5% of young smokers start smokink before 15
SMOKERS' AGE: 2008
21,9
26,625,7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
15-24 25-44 45-64
The number of deaths due to the smoke has increased in the last 50 years
DEATHS DUE TO SMOKE 1955/1995/2008
15.000
79.000
108.000
0
20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
100.000
120.000
Good news? The % of smokers in Italy is (very slowly) decreasing, from 35,4% in 1957 to 21,7% in 2008, but the % of smoking women increased a lot in the same period.
% OF SMOKERS IN ITALY: 1955-2008
65
38,3
23,9
6,2
25,9
19,7
35,432
21,7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1957 1990 2008
Men
Women
Total
Alcohol consumption among young people in Italy is rapidly increasing in the last 10 years
% OF STUDENTS DRUNK AT LEAST ONCE IN A YEAR: 1999-2008
39
43
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
Almost 20% of young people in Italy drink regularly alcoholic beverages
% OF STUDENTS (14-17 Y.O.) DRINKING ALCOHOL
300.000
160.000
460.000
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
400000
450000
500000
Boys 24,3% Girls 13,6% Total 19,1%
Boys drink more than girls.
The consumption of beer is very high.
WHAT DO YOUNG PEOPLE DRINK?
23,9
40,6
13,213,7
25,1
6,7
19
33
10
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Wine Beer Spirits
Boys
Girls
Total
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)
The % of students doing sports in our school is still too low (only 53%).
SPORT ACTIVITIES IN OUR SCHOOL (%)
10
1
30
12
47
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Football Swimming Gym Oth.Sports
Nothing