Smoking prevalence, vaping laws, snus in Norway
Norway - country profile
- Cigarettes Cigarettes
- Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) E-cigarettes
- Snus Snus
- Heated Tobacco Products HTP
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy NRT
Cigarettes in Norway
The overall prevalence of daily smoking in Norway has reduced significantly from 21% in 2008 to 11% in 2017 amongst adults aged 16 - 74. The downwards trend has been similar for men, whose smoking prevalence has reduced from 21% to 12% since 2008, and for women, whose smoking prevalence has reduced only slightly more from 21% to 10% during the same period.
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Tobacco smoking prevalence
Number of current smokers:
809,821
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:
18.4%
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
17.7%
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
19.1%
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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:
6,207
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
2,891
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
3,316
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
14.9%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
13.6%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
16.1%
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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 Norway
The Norwegian Parliament voted in December 2016 in favour of lifting the ban on nicotine containing e-cigarettes. The new regulation has to be incorporated into the trade agreement for the European Economic Area EEA and the EU. Under the 2017 Smoking Act, vaping is banned in all places covered by Norway’s smoking ban, and all e-cigarette advertising is prohibited under the Tobacco Injury Act.
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Product promotion
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Banned at place of sale and banned in all media.
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Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.
Regulation
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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
Minimum age restrictions on sales:
Yes
18 years
Legal restrictions on use in public places:
Yes
Snus in Norway
Snus is not banned in Norway, however the Norwegian Government restricted snus to plain packaging in 2017.
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Perception of harm
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Regulation
Regulatory status:
Allowed
A
Regulated as tobacco product:
Yes
A
A
Information obtained from industry source (2014 data)
Availability
Regulations and restrictions
Tax
Taxed as a tobacco product - similar or lower rate:
lower
Heated Tobacco Products in Norway
Heated tobacco products are prohibited in Norway under Regulation no. 1044 of 13 October 1989 Concerning the Prohibition against New tobacco and Nicotine Products.
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Smoking-related mortality
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Regulations and restrictions
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Tax
Regulation
Regulatory status:
Banned
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Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Availability
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Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Regulations and restrictions
Minimum age restrictions on sales:
Yes
Unknown age
Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Norway
There are no comments specific to nicotine replacement therapy in Norway in the database.
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Prevalence
Smoking-related mortality
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Regulations and restrictions
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Product promotion
Market size:
48.80 million €
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Market size per smoker:
108.50 €
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Consumer Health: Euromonitor from trade sources/national statistics. Date Exported: 8/9/2019. (c) Euromonitor International 2019
