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22% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 7.9 million current smokers in Ukraine
38.3% of men are current smokers but only 8.5% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2024.
Page updated:
2025-01-07
Smoking in Ukraine
There has been a downwards trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Ukraine. Smoking prevalence was 34% overall in 2000 and declined to 28% in 2015, with a further drop to 24% projected by 2025. The prevalence for men remains high, but has decreased from 60% in 2000 to 48% in 2015, with a further decrease to 42% projected by 2025. Women’s prevalence was much lower, at 13% in 2000, decreasing to 11% in 2015, and is projected to decrease to around 9% 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.
74,279
Deaths
74279 people in Ukraine die from tobacco smoking-related diseases each year.
0.2 million €
Market size of NRT.
Estimated NRT market size is 0.2 million €.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Ukraine
A 2012 law entitled "On Amendment of Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving Certain Provisions on Limiting Places for Smoking" classifies e-cigarettes alongside tobacco products, and prohibits their use in a range of public spaces and on public transport, with the exception of designated areas.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Ukraine
In Ukraine it is legal to purchase HTP without prescription.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Ukraine
In Ukraine you don't need a prescription to purchase NRT.
Snus
in Ukraine
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 Ukraine
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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