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Kuwait Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Profile
Kuwait Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2025-06-19

In Kuwait, the most recent data from 2014 shows that around 6,000 people use traditional smokeless tobacco. The overall adult prevalence in the same year was reported to be 0.2%, with no reported use among women and 0.5% among men. Smokeless tobacco is regulated as a tobacco product in Kuwait. It is legal to buy the product online, but all advertising is banned. Health warnings on packaging are required, and there is a minimum age restriction of 21 years for purchasing smokeless tobacco products.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 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-kwt.pdf?sfvrsn=817f6fd3_3&download=true. Accessed: 16 May 2025.
Comments:
  1. Adults survey: STEPS Survey, 2014; National, ages 18-69

Product promotion

References:
  1. 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-kwt.pdf?sfvrsn=817f6fd3_3&download=true. 16 May 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. 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-kwt.pdf?sfvrsn=817f6fd3_3&download=true. 16 May 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. 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-kwt.pdf?sfvrsn=817f6fd3_3&download=true. 16 May 2025.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. 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-kwt.pdf?sfvrsn=817f6fd3_3&download=true. 16 May 2025.
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