Smoking rates among young people have dropped as older people smoking rates continue to skyrocket. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Smoking rates among young people decreased, as older people who smoke continue to skyrocket, according to a study. Smoking rates among young people dropped to two percent in 2015. This means that from 15.6 per cent, it dropped to 13.5 per cent, according to the data revealed by Healthstats NSW. Meanwhile, people aged 45-54-year-old who smoke daily, increased by two percent. There were 13,000 thousand people interviewed in 2003, and the study found out that smoking rates dropped to 10%.  In 2015, smoking rates dropped to 15%. "This is no small feat.... [Read more]