Profile
Tanzania Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Tanzania Background
Profile
Tanzania Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2025-06-19

Traditional smokeless tobacco is banned in Tanzania. It is regulated as a tobacco product, but its sale is illegal, and there is a comprehensive ban on all forms of tobacco advertising. Despite the ban, as of 2018, Tanzania had an estimated 2.0 million current users of traditional smokeless tobacco, accounting for 6.5% of the adult population. Its use among men was significantly higher, with 12.8% reporting current use, compared to just 0.7% of women. Its daily use was reported by 4.8% of adults overall, including 9.4% of men and 0.5% of women.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 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-tza.pdf?sfvrsn=6e512893_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
Comments:
  1. Adults survey: Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2018; National, ages 15+

Product promotion

References:
  1. 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-tza.pdf?sfvrsn=6e512893_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.

Regulation

References:
  1. 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-tza.pdf?sfvrsn=6e512893_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. 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-tza.pdf?sfvrsn=6e512893_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
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