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Czech Republic Background
Datos obtenidos: 2025.   Página actualizada: 2026-03-20

Los cigarrillos electrónicos son legales en la República Checa y su venta y uso están permitidos bajo regulación. Se pueden adquirir en comercios generales; sin embargo, la venta por internet no está autorizada. El marco regulatorio contempla varias medidas: es obligatorio notificar la introducción de nuevos productos, y los envases deben ser a prueba de niños y de manipulaciones. También se exige la inclusión de advertencias sanitarias en los empaques. La venta está restringida a personas mayores de 18 años. Además, existen límites en la concentración de nicotina, que no puede superar los 20 mg/ml, y la capacidad de los depósitos, que debe ser de 2 ml como máximo (2025). No existen, no obstante, restricciones sobre la variedad de sabores. El uso de cigarrillos electrónicos en espacios públicos también está regulado y restringido. En cuanto a la prevalencia, en 2023 se estimaba que había 358,200 personas usuarias actuales de cigarrillos electrónicos en el país. La prevalencia general de vapeo de cigarrillos electrónicos en adultos era del 4%. En 2021, esta cifra correspondía al 6% en mujeres y al 8.8% en hombres. La prevalencia de vapeo diario en adultos fue del 2.5% en 2023, siendo las estimaciones previas de 3.5% en mujeres y 4.5% en hombres (2021). Según una encuesta realizada en 2017, el 20% de las personas adultas declaró haber probado alguna vez los cigarrillos electrónicos. En otra encuesta realizada ese mismo año sobre la percepción de daños, el 56% de los encuestados consideró que los cigarrillos electrónicos eran igual de dañinos o más dañinos que los cigarrillos tradicionales, un 30% opinó que eran menos dañinos o no dañinos, y un 14% no estaba seguro.

Prevalencia

272,534
1
2021
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2013 1.1% A
2014 3.9% A
2015 2.3% A
2016 5.7% A
2017 5.2% A
2017 5.2% 2B B
2018 4.6% A
2019 4.9% A
2020 4.8% A
2021 3.02% 2C
2021 7.4% 2D C
2021 7.4% A
2022 10.2% A
2023 4% 2E
2023 11.1% 2F
2023 11.1% A
2024 13.9% A
Referencias:
  1. https://szu.gov.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Narodni-vyzkum-uzivani-tabaku-a-alkoholu-v-Ceske-republice-2024-1.pdf
  2. Current use: Váňová, A., Skývová, M., Malý, M.: Zpráva o užívání tabáku v ČR 2017, SZÚ, 2018 http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents/szu/aktual/uzivani_tabaku_2017.pdf; Ever use:European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
  3. European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  4. 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-cze.pdf?sfvrsn=a58a1c22_3&download=true. Accessed: 4 August 2025.
  5. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
  6. National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA) 2023 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
Comentarios:
  1. Cohort: 15+.
  2. Current use is for 15 year old and above, regular and occasional use of e-cigarette including non-nicotine e-cigarette. Ever use is from Eurobarometer data which provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over.
  3. Adults survey: National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA), 2021; National, ages 15+
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2021 6% 3A A
2023 11.4% 3B
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-cze.pdf?sfvrsn=a58a1c22_3&download=true. Accessed: 4 August 2025.
  2. National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA) 2023 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
Comentarios:
  1. Adults survey: National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA), 2021; National, ages 15+
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2021 8.8% 3A A
2023 10.9% 3B
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-cze.pdf?sfvrsn=a58a1c22_3&download=true. Accessed: 4 August 2025.
  2. National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA) 2023 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
Comentarios:
  1. Adults survey: National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA), 2021; National, ages 15+
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2021 4% 4A A
2023 2.5% 4B B
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-cze.pdf?sfvrsn=a58a1c22_3&download=true. Accessed: 4 August 2025.
  2. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
Comentarios:
  1. Adults survey: National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA), 2021; National, ages 15+
  2. E-cigarettes with nicotine
3.5%
5 A
2021
4.5%
5 A
2021
20%
6 A
2017
Referencias:
  1. European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  2. https://szu.gov.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Narodni-vyzkum-uzivani-tabaku-a-alkoholu-v-Ceske-republice-2024-1.pdf
  3. National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA) 2023 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
  4. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
  5. 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-cze.pdf?sfvrsn=a58a1c22_3&download=true. Accessed: 4 August 2025.
  6. Current use: Váňová, A., Skývová, M., Malý, M.: Zpráva o užívání tabáku v ČR 2017, SZÚ, 2018 http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents/szu/aktual/uzivani_tabaku_2017.pdf; Ever use:European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
Comentarios:
  1. Cohort: 15+.
  2. E-cigarettes with nicotine
  3. Adults survey: National Research on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in the Czech Republic (NAUTA), 2021; National, ages 15+
  4. Current use is for 15 year old and above, regular and occasional use of e-cigarette including non-nicotine e-cigarette. Ever use is from Eurobarometer data which provides a representative sample of ~28,000 respondents and estimates the prevalence of vaping for the EU overall, as well as per country. The survey was conducted in March 2017. Covers 28 European Union (EU) countries. Total sample N = 27901, aged 15 and over.

Promoción de productos

Comentarios:
  1. Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.

Regulación

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier Permitidos
2024 Permitidos 1B
Referencias:
  1. 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/
  2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
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2
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
  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/

Disponibilidad

Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.

Regulaciones y restricciones

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2025
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2025
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2024 1A A
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. Health warning: “This product contains nicotine which is a highly addictive substance. It is not recommended for use by nonsmokers”.
Sí: 18 años
2
2016
No
1 A
2024
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2024 Sí Igual o menor a 20 mg/ml 1A
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2025 Sí 2 ml o menos
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
  2. https://ec.europa.eu/health/tobacco/products/revision_en
Comentarios:
  1. Health warning: “This product contains nicotine which is a highly addictive substance. It is not recommended for use by nonsmokers”.
  2. Ingredients / flavours not harmful to health are required.

Percepción del daño

Referencias:
  1. Reference: European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
Comentarios:
  1. Question asked in this survey did not compare harmfulness with cigarettes. The question used was 'Do you think they are harmful to the health of people who use them?' 56% - YES, 30% - NO, 14% DON'T KNOW

Impuesto

Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. No excise taxes are applied to this product.
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