From the WHP annual calendar · Saturday, May 1, 2027
Smoke-Free May
A month-long challenge: 31 days without cigarettes, e-cigarettes or heated tobacco. It ends on World No Tobacco Day (May 31).
Idea to get started
Start a team smoke-free challenge with weekly check-ins instead of monitoring. Share the free smoke-free programme from BIÖG, the German federal health education institute (rauchfrei-info.de). Point to certified quit-smoking courses that German statutory health insurers subsidise for their members. Close the month on World No Tobacco Day.
Did you know?
- smoked in 2025 (aged 15+)
- 19.1%
- was the figure in 2017
- 22.4%
In 2025, 19.1% of people aged 15 and over in Germany smoked at least occasionally. In 2017, the figure was 22.4%.
Source: Destatis, Zahl der Woche: 19,1 % der Menschen ab 15 Jahren rauchen (2026)
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