Country profile
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2024-12-23
Smoking in Somalia
4,998
Deaths
4998 people in Somalia die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Somalia
There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes. If you have any updates please do not hesitate to share with the GSTHR team.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Somalia
You can't advertise HTP in Somalia.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Somalia
You can't advertise NRT in Somalia.
Snus
in Somalia
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 Somalia
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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