Cyprus - country profile
- Cigarettes Cigarettes
- Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) E-cigarettes
- Snus Snus
- Heated Tobacco Products HTP
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy NRT
Cigarettes in Cyprus
The prevalence of current smokers in the general population in Cyprus was 3% lower (at 28%) in 2017 than the prevalence in 2006 (31%). Smoking prevalence was between 30% and 32% during the rest of the period. These data come from the Eurobarometer surveys, the most recent of which was carried out in 2017. In the most recent survey a total of 27,901 respondents from different social and demographic groups were interviewed face-to-face at home, in their mother tongue, across all 28 of the EU countries. The sample for each country is representative, however the sample sizes are relatively small (e.g. most countries had just over 1000 participants, but for Italy, Malta and Lithuania the sample was around 500). Nevertheless, the Eurobarometer surveys are useful as they have estimates for smoking prevalence collected over a number of years which can show trends, as described here.
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Tobacco smoking prevalence
Number of current smokers:
363,187
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:
36.7%
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
23.3%
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
50.1%
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(1) WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition. (2) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Ed.). (2019). World Population Prospects 2019 (Online Edition Rev. 1.; Population Division). United Nations. https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Smoking-related mortality
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
931
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
205
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
726
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
16.6%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
5.8%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
19.6%
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The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) in Cyprus
Cyprus abides by the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) (2014). Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are regulated by the Law on Health Protection (Tobacco Control Law) of 2017, and the Health Protection (Tobacco Control) Regulations of 2017. There are restrictions on e-cigarette use in public areas, and e-cigarettes cannot be used in private vehicles where a pregnant woman or a minor under 18 years is present. Businesses and individuals who breach vaping restriction rules can be fined up to €850 . Only vape shops are exempt from vaping restrictions. E-cigarette advertising and promotion of e-cigarette products, free giveaways, the sale of e-cigarettes from vending machines, and cross-border sales are all banned.
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Prevalence
Number of current vapers:
24,133
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Adult current e-cigarette vaping prevalence:
2.4%
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Ever tried e-cigarette vaping:
21.0%
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B
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European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
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European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
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Eurobarometer data provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over.
Product promotion
Advertising is regulated:
Yes
1
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Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.
Regulation
A
Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
Availability
Regulations and restrictions
Notifications of new products required:
Yes
Child and tamperproof containers required:
Yes
Health warning on packaging required:
Yes
Minimum age restrictions on sales:
Yes
18 years
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Restrictions on nicotine content:
Yes
Legal restrictions on use in public places:
Yes
Restrictions on tank size:
Yes
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https://ec.europa.eu/health/tobacco/products/revision_en
Perception of harm
Don't know:
13.0%
1
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Not harmful, or less harmful than cigarettes:
11.0%
1
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Harmful, or more harmful than cigarettes:
76.0%
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Reference: European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
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Question asked in this survey did not compare harmfulness with cigarettes. The question used was 'Do you think they are harmful to the health of people who use them?' 76% - YES, 11% - NO, 13% DON'T KNOW
Snus in Cyprus
There are no comments specific to snus in Cyprus in the database.
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Regulation
Regulatory status:
Banned
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Tobacco Tactics website available at: http://tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Snus:_EU_Ban_on_Snus_Sales
Heated Tobacco Products in Cyprus
In Cyprus, Article 19 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive, which covers novel tobacco products, is transposed by the Health Protection (Tobacco Control) Law of 2017, and is applied to Heated tobacco products. Regulations cover reporting, notifications and health warning labels.
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Regulation
Regulatory status:
Allowed
1
A
A
Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
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IQOS
Availability
Products are marketed:
Yes
1
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Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
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IQOS
Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Cyprus
There are no comments specific to nicotine replacement therapy in Cyprus in the database.
