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25.8% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 1.1 million current smokers in Kyrgyzstan
50.1% of men are current smokers but only 3.2% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-01-07
Smoking in Kyrgyzstan
The trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Kyrgyzstan is more or less flat. In 2000 smoking prevalence was 27%, which decreased to 26% in 2015, remaining at around 26% when projected to 2025 according to WHO trend data. For men the prevalence remained level at around 50% in 2000 and in 2015, with a slight increase to 51% projected by 2025. For women the prevalence has decreased from 5% in 2000 to under 4% in 2015, with a further decrease to 3% projected by 2025. The WHO published prevalence trend estimates in tobacco smoking, as shown here, in their 2018 2nd edition report, which show slightly different smoking prevalence to the WHO country profiles. Data for the estimates were obtained from WHO databases. The trend lines are projections, not predictions, of future attainment. A projection indicates a likely endpoint if the country maintains its tobacco control efforts at the same level that it has implemented them to date. Therefore the impact of recent interventions could alter the expected endpoint shown in the projection. While the methods of estimation used in the first and second editions of the WHO report are the same, the volume of data available for the second edition is larger i.e. 200 more national surveys. The results presented are therefore more robust.
5,322
Deaths
5322 people in Kyrgyzstan die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.
25.8%
tobacco smoking
Adult tobacco smoking prevalence is 25.8%.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Kyrgyzstan
There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes. If you have an update please e-mail the GSTHR team.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Kyrgyzstan
You can't advertise HTP in Kyrgyzstan.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Kyrgyzstan
You can't advertise NRT in Kyrgyzstan.
Snus
in Kyrgyzstan
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Pouches
in Kyrgyzstan
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper
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