According to a report by the Danish National Institute of Public Health, between 2022 and 2024, the proportion of young people aged 15 to 29 using e-cigarettes increased from 7% to 12%, with about 136,000 people using e-cigarettes . Among them, 82% used fruit-flavored e-cigarettes. Although Denmark has banned the sale of e-cigarettes other than tobacco and menthol flavors since 2022, the number of people using fruit-flavored e-cigarette cartridges has still increased by nearly 46,000.
Danish Health Minister Sophie Løhde expressed concern and pointed out that the government has taken some measures to deal with the problem. For example, the sale of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes was banned in 2022, and disposable e-cigarettes will also be banned in July 2024. However, the effects of these measures have not yet been fully reflected in the latest data.
In order to further curb the rise in e-cigarette use, the Danish government has launched a new prevention plan. Sophie Roeder admitted that some prevention measures have just come into effect and it may take more time to observe their effects. She said the government may need to take more measures to reverse the trend.
As of December 2023, Denmark's total population is approximately 5.95 million. Despite the government's measures, the use of e-cigarettes among young people is still increasing, indicating that more efforts are needed to address this public health issue.