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Vapeo de cigarrillos electrónicos in Argentina

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Datos obtenidos: 2024.   Página actualizada: 2025-11-05

Un fallo del gobierno de Argentina de 2011 prohíbe la venta, publicidad, distribución e importación de cigarrillos electrónicos y productos relacionados. El Decreto N.º 602/2013 también clasifica los cigarrillos electrónicos como productos de tabaco, por lo que su uso está prohibido en espacios públicos cerrados y en el transporte público según la Ley Nacional de Control de Tabaco N.º 26.687.

Prevalencia

Year Value Reference/Comment
2018 359,341 1A
2024 384,418 1A
Referencias:
  1. 1. Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo Para Enfermedades No Transmisibles 2018 cited in 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 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
1.1%
2
2018
0.8%
2
2018
1.4%
2
2018
Referencias:
  1. 1. Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo Para Enfermedades No Transmisibles 2018 cited in 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 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo Para Enfermedades No Transmisibles 2018 cited in 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

Promoción de productos

Referencias:
  1. The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), the Policy Scan Project. (2021, November). Global Tobacco Control. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/

Regulación

Referencias:
  1. The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), the Policy Scan Project. (2021, November). Global Tobacco Control. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/
  2. 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/
Comentarios:
  1. Even though sales are banned, vape shops exist in Buenos Aires

Disponibilidad

Referencias:
  1. The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), the Policy Scan Project. (2021, November). Global Tobacco Control. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/

Regulaciones y restricciones

Referencias:
  1. The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), the Policy Scan Project. (2021, November). Global Tobacco Control. https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/
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