Abstract
New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data for 2023/2024 have been released. Daily vaping prevalence among adults aged ≥15 years increased from 3.5% in 2019/20 to 11.1% in 2023/24.
Vaping prevalence was particularly high among younger age groups, Māori and Pacific peoples, and people living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation.
The findings call for detailed ongoing monitoring and research to assess whether the current regulatory settings protect people who do not smoke (particularly young people) from highly addictive products and also support people who smoke to switch to a nicotine source that poses fewer physical harms.