Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-06-19
In 2018, an estimated 32.6 thousand adults in the United Arab Emirates were current users of traditional smokeless tobacco. The overall prevalence of current use among adults was 0.4 percent. Among adult males, its prevalence was 0.7 percent, while among adult females, it was 0.1 percent. The prevalence of daily use of traditional smokeless tobacco among adults was 0.3 percent, with daily use among males at 0.5 percent and among females at 0.1 percent. Traditional smokeless tobacco is banned by law in the United Arab Emirates. It is thus not legal to sell or use the product in the country.
Prevalence
0.4%
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A
2018
0.1%
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A
2018
0.7%
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A
2018
0.3%
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A
2018
0.1%
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A
2018
0.5%
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A
2018
References:
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-are.pdf?sfvrsn=c34a6ed7_3&download=true. 16 May 2025.
Comments:
- National Health Survey (STEPS), 2017-18; National, ages 18-69
Regulation
Banned
1
2022
References:
- Tobacco Intelligence. United Arab Emirates: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, November 2022. Available at: https://tobaccointelligence.com/united-arab-emirates-oral-tobacco-and-nicotine-pouch-regulation-november-2022/#:~:text=Tobacco%20for%20oral%20use%2C%20including,nicotine%20pouches%20remain%20unregulated%20overall. Accessed: 23 May 2025.
Availability
References:
- Tobacco Intelligence. United Arab Emirates: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, November 2022. Available at: https://tobaccointelligence.com/united-arab-emirates-oral-tobacco-and-nicotine-pouch-regulation-november-2022/#:~:text=Tobacco%20for%20oral%20use%2C%20including,nicotine%20pouches%20remain%20unregulated%20overall. Accessed: 23 May 2025.
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