Profile
Moldova Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Moldova Background
Profile
Moldova Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2021.   Page updated: 2026-01-29

Heated tobacco products are regulated as novel tobacco products under the Law on Tobacco Products, but are exempted from the tobacco legal provisions on presentation and promotion. By 2021, HTP had been used by around 2.6% of individuals in Moldova.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. STEPS. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2022-6785-46551-67555 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. STEPS. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2022-6785-46551-67555
Comments:
  1. Cohort 18+ 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. Cohort 18+

Regulation

References:
  1. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Comments:
  1. IQOS

Availability

References:
  1. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Comments:
  1. IQOS
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