Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechs-rank-among-worst-when-it-comes-number-teens-lighting-8584983© 2026 Radio Prague International A survey just released by the OECD has ranked the Czech Republic among the very worst when it comes to the number of its youth who smoke. According to the survey, some 23 percent of 15-year-old girls in the country smoke on a regular basis, while the same is true for 20 percent of boys. That said, some observers have argued the situation might not be quite as bad as it seems – stressing that in the longer term the number of minors lighting up has actually gone down. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/koureni_deti.jpg?timestamp=1591430096 https://english.radio.cz/czechs-rank-among-worst-when-it-comes-number-teens-lighting-8584983 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9