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16.4% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 845,787 current smokers in Singapore
27.9% of men are current smokers but only 4% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-01-07
Smoking in Singapore
Current smoking trends for the overall adult population in Singapore show a very slight decrease from 2000 (16.4%) to 2015 (16.1%), with a projection to decrease further to 15.8% by 2025. The downwards trend has been driven by changes in women's smoking behaviour. For women there has been a downwards year by year trend in smoking prevalence, from 5.3% in 2000 to 4.5% in 2015, with a further projected decrease to around 4% by 2025. For men, there has been a slight upwards trend, with 27.7% being current smokers in 2000, 28.1% in 2015 and a projection to increase a little further to 28.2% 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.
1,954
Deaths
In Singapore, 1954 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
1.5 million €
Market size of NRT.
NRT market size is estimated to be 1.5 million €.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Singapore
In Singapore, the importation, distribution, sale, or purchase of e-cigarettes are banned under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 2013. As of February 2018, possession and use of e-cigarettes are also prohibited. Penalties for importation, distribution, and sale can be up to 10,000 Singapore dollars (~US$7,625), or imprisonment for up to 6 months, or both. Repeat offenders can receive double the penalties. The penalties for purchase, use, and possession are fines of up to 2,000 Singapore dollars (~US$1,525).
Heated Tobacco Products
in Singapore
HTP is illegal to be marketed.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Singapore
NRT market size is estimated to be 1.5 million €.
Snus
in Singapore
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 Singapore
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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