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

Prevalence

83.5 thousand
1 A
2023
1%
2 B
2023
13.8%
2A
2022
13%
2B A
2023
References:
  1. National Public Health Survey 2022
  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
Comments:
  1. Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)
7.2%
3
2022
20.2%
3
2022
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. National Public Health Survey 2022
Comments:
  1. Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff) 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. Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)

Regulation

References:
  1. 1. Tobacco Tactics website available at: http://tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Snus:_EU_Ban_on_Snus_Sales; 2. Sales regulation information obtained from industry source (2018)

Availability

Regulations and restrictions

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