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

Based on the latest available statistics, in 2013, the prevalence of traditional smokeless tobacco use among adults in Namibia was relatively low, with 2.3% of women and 1.8% of men reporting current use. Traditional smokeless tobacco is allowed and regulated as a tobacco product under national legislation. Thus, it is legal to sell and use, both in physical retail outlets and online. However, packaging is required to display health warnings, and the sale of these products is limited to individuals 18 years and older.

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-nam.pdf?sfvrsn=c0db41f2_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
Comments:
  1. Adults survey: Demographic and Health Survey, 2013; National, ages 15-49

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-nam.pdf?sfvrsn=c0db41f2_3&download=true. Accessed: 27 May 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Namibia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/namibia/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 31 May 2025.
  2. 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-nam.pdf?sfvrsn=c0db41f2_3&download=true. Accessed: 27 May 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Namibia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/namibia/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 31 May 2025.
  2. 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-nam.pdf?sfvrsn=c0db41f2_3&download=true. Accessed: 27 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-nam.pdf?sfvrsn=c0db41f2_3&download=true. Accessed: 27 May 2025.
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