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20.6% of the adult population are current smokers
There are approximately 15.8 million current smokers in Vietnam
41.8% of men are current smokers but only 0.8% of women
Country profile
Data sourced:
2024.
Page updated:
2025-11-05
Smoking in Vietnam
There has been a slight downwards trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Vietnam. Smoking prevalence was 24% overall in 2000 and declined to 23.5% in 2015, with a further drop to under 23% projected by 2025. The prevalence for men remains high, but has decreased from 48% in 2000 to 47% in 2015, with a further decrease to 46% projected by 2025. Women’s smoking prevalence was very low at 1.6% in 2000, dropping slightly to 1% in 2015, and is projected to decrease to under 1% 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 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.
100,342
Deaths
In Vietnam, 100,342 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
0.2%
e-cigarette vaping
Adult e-cigarette vaping prevalence is 0.2%.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Vietnam
E-cigarettes are classified as tobacco products - therefore the relevant law covering e-cigarettes is Law (QH13) on prevention and control of tobacco harms (2012). E-cigarettes are reportedly widely available in the larger towns. Smoking & vaping are prohibited in public spaces and on public transport, with the exception of designated smoking areas.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Vietnam
You can't advertise HTP in Vietnam.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Vietnam
NRT is legal to market.
Snus
in Vietnam
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 Vietnam
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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