Smoking prevalence, vaping laws, snus in Eritrea

Eritrea - country profile

Cigarettes in Eritrea

Current smoking prevalence trends for the overall adult population in Eritrea show a decrease from 2000 (9%) to 2015 (6%), with a projection to decrease further to 5% by 2025. For women there has been a gradual, downwards year by year trend, starting and remaining very low, from 0.4% in 2000 to 0.2% in 2015, and projected to be the same, around 0.2%, by 2025. For men the trend goes in the same direction, with 18% being current smokers in 2000, 12% in 2015 and a projection of around 10% 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.

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Tobacco smoking prevalence

Number of current smokers:

114,453

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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:

5.7%

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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):

0.2%

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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):

11.1%

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References

(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/

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Smoking-related mortality

Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:

962

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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):

251

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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):

711

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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:

3.4%

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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):

1.4%

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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):

4.1%

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References

The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.

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Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) in Eritrea

There is no specific law regarding e-cigarettes. If you have an update please e-mail the GSTHR team.

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Regulatory status:

No specific law

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References

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/

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