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Smoking, vaping, HTP, NRT and snus in Suriname

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Data sourced: 2022.   Page updated: 2024-12-23

Smoking in Suriname

There has been a downwards trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Suriname. Smoking prevalence was 50% overall in 2000 and declined to 26% in 2015, with a further drop to 17% projected by 2025. For men, the prevalence decreased from 78% in 2000 to 45% in 2015, with a further decrease to 29.5% projected by 2025. For women, prevalence was lower at 21% in 2000; this decreased to 8% in 2015, and is projected to decrease further to 4% 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 are not age standardised, and 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.

332

Deaths

In Suriname, 332 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.

Details & datasheet on smoking in Suriname

Nicotine Vaping Devices

in Suriname

The Tobacco Law (2013), "Containing Rules for Limiting the Use of Tobacco and Tobacco Products", prohibits the importation, distribution and sale of electronic cigarettes. There is no law pertaining to the use and possession of e-cigarettes, however there is a law which prohibits smoking anywhere in public - offenders can be jailed.

Details & datasheet on vaping in Suriname

Heated Tobacco Products

in Suriname

You can't advertise HTP in Suriname.

Details & datasheet on HTP in Suriname

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

in Suriname

Advertising of NRT is allowed.

Details & datasheet on NRT in Suriname

Snus

in Suriname

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.

Details & datasheet on snus in Suriname

Pouches

in Suriname

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

Details & datasheet on pouches in Suriname
The GSTHR database is updated regularly by our team. However, please be aware that the information we provide does not constitute legal advice. We cannot guarantee that the information is up to date or accurate, as the regulatory status of different product categories can change at short notice and with little publicity. If you wish to check the legal status of use or possession of any safer nicotine product in a specific country or region, you should verify the information independently. If you have reason to think that the information supplied on the GSTHR is inaccurate, please contact us with details and any references and we will rectify any errors.
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