Tajikistan - country profile
- Cigarettes Cigarettes
- Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) E-cigarettes
- Snus Snus
- Heated Tobacco Products HTP
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy NRT
Cigarettes in Tajikistan
There are no comments specific to cigarettes in Tajikistan in the database.
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Smoking-related mortality
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
1,719
A
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
453
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
1,266
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
4.6%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
2.6%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
5.3%
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A
The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, e-cigarettes are classified as tobacco products and are regulated by the Law on Limiting the Use of Tobacco Products. E-cigarettes cannot be displayed at the point of sale or sold to minors under 18 years. They must be sold in their original packaging, which must contain text and pictorial warnings about the related risks in a prescribed format, in the official language on the front – however, text in the lower back of the packaging can be in other languages. Information on ingredients and carcinogenic substances etc. must be listed and be of a certain size. Vaping in certain public places is prohibited, as well as in private vehicles with minors under 16 years.
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Product promotion
Advertising is regulated:
Yes
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Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.
Regulation
Regulatory status:
Allowed
A
Regulated as tobacco product:
Yes
A
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
Health warning on packaging required:
Yes
Minimum age restrictions on sales:
Yes
18 years
Legal restrictions on use in public places:
Yes
Snus in Tajikistan
There are no comments specific to snus in Tajikistan in the database.
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Smoking-related mortality
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Regulatory status:
No information
Heated Tobacco Products in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, heated tobacco products are treated as tobacco products in accordance with the Law on Limiting the Use of Tobacco Products. This law defines tobacco products in such a way as to include electronic products that deliver nicotine.
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Smoking-related mortality
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Availability
Products are marketed:
No
A
A
Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Tajikistan
There are no comments specific to nicotine replacement therapy in Tajikistan in the database.
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Prevalence
Smoking-related mortality
Product promotion
Regulation
Availability
Regulations and restrictions
Perception of harm
Tax
Availability
Products are marketed:
No
A
A
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
