Oman - country profile
- Cigarettes Cigarettes
- Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) E-cigarettes
- Snus Snus
- Heated Tobacco Products HTP
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy NRT
Cigarettes in Oman
There has been an upwards trend in current smoking prevalence in the general population in Oman. In 2000 the overall prevalence was estimated to be around 8%; this increased to 11.5% by 2015, with a projection to increase to 12.5% by 2025. This increase in prevalence has been driven entirely by men's smoking, which increased from 14% to 16% between 2000 and 2015, and is projected to increase further to 18% by 2025 according to WHO trend data. By contrast, women's smoking during the same period has remained less than 1% from 2000 to 2015, and is projected to be less than 0.5% 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:
293,030
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:
7.8%
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
0.3%
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Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
15.2%
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Countries with increasing tobacco smoking prevalence:
1.0%
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B
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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/
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WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
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These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
Smoking-related mortality
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
967
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
127
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
840
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
8.7%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
3.4%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
9.5%
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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 Oman
The sale and marketing of e-cigarettes are banned in Oman as per a decision by the Public Authority for Consumer Protection in 2015, however use and possession are legal. There is thought to be a black market in e-cigarettes as a result of the ban, which the Ministry of Health thinks is supplied by online sales and locals bringing products back from foreign trips. Omani citizens who bring back e-cigarettes or try to sell them may be fined €1,000 (500 Rials) for a first offence, or double that for a second offence.
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Regulatory status:
Banned
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Other options for purchasing - where bans in place:
1.00
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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/
Snus in Oman
There are no comments specific to snus in Oman in the database.
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Regulation
Regulatory status:
Allowed
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Information obtained from industry source (2014 data)
Heated Tobacco Products in Oman
In July 2019, IQOS was launched across all GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, following the approval of the US FDA earlier in the year.
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Products are marketed:
Yes
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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 Oman
There are no comments specific to nicotine replacement therapy in Oman in the database.
