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Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2024-07-23

The Czech Republic abides by the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) (2014). Decree No. 37/2017 regulates e-cigarettes that contain nicotine. E-cigarettes are legal to sell and use in the Czech Republic, and their use is only prohibited in a few public places such as hospitals, schools, shopping centres and public transport. Reportedly, e-cigarettes are still allowed in leisure venues i.e. cafes, restaurants and bars. There is no tax on electronic cigarettes and cross-border sales are legal.

Prevalence

Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 463.4 thousand 1A A
2021 269.4 thousand 1B
2023 358.2 thousand 1C
References:
  1. 1. Current use: Váňová, A., Skývová, M., Malý, M.: Zpráva o užívání tabáku v ČR 2017, SZÚ, 2018 http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents/szu/aktual/uzivani_tabaku_2017.pdf; Ever use:European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. 1. European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  3. 1. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Comments:
  1. Current use is for 15 year old and above, regular and occasional use of e-cigarette including non-nicotine e-cigarette. Ever use is from Eurobarometer data which provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over. World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 5.2% 2A A
2021 3.02% 2B
2023 4% 2C
References:
  1. Current use: Váňová, A., Skývová, M., Malý, M.: Zpráva o užívání tabáku v ČR 2017, SZÚ, 2018 http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents/szu/aktual/uzivani_tabaku_2017.pdf; Ever use:European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
  2. European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  3. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
Comments:
  1. Current use is for 15 year old and above, regular and occasional use of e-cigarette including non-nicotine e-cigarette. Ever use is from Eurobarometer data which provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over.
2.5%
2 A
2023
20%
3 B
2017
References:
  1. 1. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
  3. Current use: Váňová, A., Skývová, M., Malý, M.: Zpráva o užívání tabáku v ČR 2017, SZÚ, 2018 http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents/szu/aktual/uzivani_tabaku_2017.pdf; Ever use:European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
Comments:
  1. E-cigarettes with nicotine
  2. Current use is for 15 year old and above, regular and occasional use of e-cigarette including non-nicotine e-cigarette. Ever use is from Eurobarometer data which provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over.

Product promotion

Comments:
  1. Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.

Regulation

References:
  1. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/

Availability

Regulations and restrictions

Perception of harm

References:
  1. Reference: European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
Comments:
  1. Question asked in this survey did not compare harmfulness with cigarettes. The question used was 'Do you think they are harmful to the health of people who use them?' 56% - YES, 30% - NO, 14% DON'T KNOW
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