Smoking prevalence, vaping laws, snus in Venezuela
Venezuela - country profile
- Cigarettes Cigarettes
- Nicotine Vaping Devices (E-cigarettes) E-cigarettes
- Snus Snus
- Heated Tobacco Products HTP
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy NRT
Cigarettes in Venezuela
There are no comments specific to cigarettes in Venezuela in the database.
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Smoking-related mortality
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
17,296
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
6,458
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Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
10,838
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
10.7%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
10.1%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
11.1%
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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 Venezuela
Available information on the legality of sales of e-cigarettes in Venezuela is ambiguous. Sources report that to be imported, e-cigarettes need to be categorised as either tobacco, medicinal or consumer products. If categorised as tobacco or as a derivative product, e-cigarettes are regulated by the Tobacco Control Laws. As such they cannot be sold to minors, advertised and promoted, or used in enclosed public spaces or on transport. However, if e-cigarettes are categorised as a consumer or medicinal product, they have to have been extensively clinically trialled before being sold, distributed or used. As none have been approved so far, sales are illegal and an alert to this effect has been issued by the Venezuelan Ministry of Health. It is not clear from our sources if this means all sales are illegal, or just those where e-cigarettes are categorised as consumer/medicinal products.
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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 Venezuela
There are no comments specific to snus in Venezuela in the database.
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Prevalence
Smoking-related mortality
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Regulation
Regulatory status:
Allowed
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Information obtained from industry source (2014 data)
Heated Tobacco Products in Venezuela
There are no comments specific to heated tobacco products in Venezuela in the database.
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Prevalence
Smoking-related mortality
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Products are marketed:
No
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Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Venezuela
There are no comments specific to nicotine replacement therapy in Venezuela in the database.
