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Cigarettes
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E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Niue Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2024.   Page updated: 2025-10-30

Smoking is legal in Niue with certain restrictions and is regulated as a tobacco product. Cigarettes can be legally sold, including through vending machines and online, though sales are subject to restrictions. The minimum legal age for cigarette sales is 21 years. Cigarette products are marketed in Niue, but all its advertising is banned. Additionally, health warnings on cigarette packaging are required and the import of cigarettes for trade is allowed with import license.
In 2021, smoking accounted for 11.47% of all deaths, with 16.69% of male deaths and 5.89% of female deaths attributed to smoking.

Prevalence

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
  2. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  3. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
Comments:
  1. These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
  2. These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015

Smoking-related mortality

References:
  1. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comments:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
  2. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
  3. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.

Product promotion

References:
  1. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
  2. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
  2. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Comments:
  1. There are some restrictions.
  2. There are some restrictions.

Availability

References:
  1. WHO. Tobacco Agriculture and Trade. Available at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/tobacco-agriculture-trade-country-profiles/tobacco-agriculture-trade-niu-2022-country-profile.pdf?sfvrsn=d28c8d47_3&download=true. Accessed: 2 July 2025.
  2. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
  3. WHO. Tobacco Agriculture and Trade. Available at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/tobacco-agriculture-trade-country-profiles/tobacco-agriculture-trade-niu-2022-country-profile.pdf?sfvrsn=d28c8d47_3&download=true. Accessed: 2 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. An import license is required.
  2. There are some restrictions.
  3. An import license is required.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
  2. WHO. 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
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