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.
Prevalence
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.4% | 3A A |
| 2005 | 12.8% | 3A A |
| 2006 | 12.1% | 3A A |
| 2007 | 11.1% | 3A A |
| 2008 | 11.2% | 3A A |
| 2009 | 11.5% | 3A A |
| 2010 | 12% | 3A A |
| 2011 | 10.7% | 3A A |
| 2012 | 11.2% | 3A A |
| 2013 | 11% | 3A A |
| 2014 | 10.7% | 3A A |
| 2015 | 11.2% | 3A A |
| 2016 | 11.3% | 3A A |
| 2018 | 11.2% | 3A A |
| 2020 | 11.6% | 3A A |
| 2021 | 12.8% | 3A A |
| 2022 | 13.8% | 3A A |
| 2022 | 13.8% | 3B |
| 2023 | 13% | 3C B |
| 2024 | 15.7% | 3A A |
- https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/living-conditions-and-lifestyle/andtg/tobacco/use-of-tobacco-and-nicotine-products/
- National Public Health Survey 2022
- European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
- Cohort: 16-84.
- Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)
- 1. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
- https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/living-conditions-and-lifestyle/andtg/tobacco/use-of-tobacco-and-nicotine-products/
- National Public Health Survey 2022
- Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff) World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)
- Cohort: 16-84.
Regulation
- 1. Tobacco Tactics website available at: http://tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Snus:_EU_Ban_on_Snus_Sales; 2. Sales regulation information obtained from industry source (2018)
Availability
Regulations and restrictions
Publications
What is snus?
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes, but what is it and why is it considered a safer nicotine product? This Briefing Paper aims to provide the answers.
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