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Macedonia Background
Datos obtenidos: 2025.   Página actualizada: 2025-10-30

El tabaquismo sigue siendo un importante problema de salud pública en Macedonia. En 2017, el país registró un estimado de 786,800 fumadores actuales, con una alta prevalencia de tabaquismo en adultos del 46%. La prevalencia en adultos fue notablemente mayor en hombres (54.1%) en comparación con las mujeres (33.3%). En 2021, se estimó que el número anual de muertes atribuibles al tabaquismo fue de 4,100, incluidas 2,800 entre hombres y 1,300 entre mujeres. Se informó que la mortalidad por tabaquismo representó el 12.66% de todas las muertes en Macedonia, siendo del 15.9% entre los hombres y del 8.75% entre las mujeres. Los esfuerzos para controlar el consumo de tabaco en Macedonia se implementan mediante varias medidas regulatorias. Existe una prohibición total de toda publicidad de tabaco. La venta y el consumo de cigarrillos están permitidos, incluida la compra en línea; sin embargo, la adquisición a través de máquinas expendedoras está prohibida. Además, es obligatorio que los paquetes lleven advertencias sanitarias y la edad mínima legal para comprar cigarrillos es de 18 años. También existen restricciones legales para fumar en lugares públicos y se aplica una tasa total de impuestos de 0.77 a los cigarrillos.

Prevalencia

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 46% 1A A
2024 39.9% 1B
Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.
  2. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Adults survey: General population survey on drugs in the Republic of Macedonia, 2017; National, ages 15-64
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 33.3% 1A A
2024 36.7% 1B
Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.
  2. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Adults survey: General population survey on drugs in the Republic of Macedonia, 2017; National, ages 15-64
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 54.1% 1A A
2024 43.4% 1B
Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.
  2. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Adults survey: General population survey on drugs in the Republic of Macedonia, 2017; National, ages 15-64
Referencias:
  1. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276

Mortalidad

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 4,051 1A
2021 4,146 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 1,147 1A
2021 1,297 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 2,904 1A
2021 2,849 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 21.16% 1A
2021 12.66% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 11.2% 1A
2021 8.75% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 25.1% 1A
2021 15.9% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Referencias:
  1. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
  2. Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.

Promoción de productos

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.

Regulación

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. There are certain restrictions to consider.

Disponibilidad

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.
  2. World Bank. Cigarettes containing tobacco imports by country in 2023. Available at: https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2023/tradeflow/Imports/partner/WLD/product/240220. Accessed: 2 July 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. There are certain restrictions to consider.
  2. An import license is required.

Regulaciones y restricciones

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.

Impuesto

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-mkd.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd39762_3&download=true. Accessed: 10 June 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. Total taxes: 76.99%
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