En Etiopía, el tabaco tradicional sin humo está permitido y regulado como un producto de tabaco. Su venta y consumo son legales, aunque no se permite la compra por internet. Además, existe una prohibición total de la publicidad y es obligatorio incluir advertencias sanitarias en los empaques. La edad mínima legal para adquirir este producto es de 21 años. Según datos de 2016, había aproximadamente 983,400 usuarios actuales de tabaco tradicional sin humo en el país. La prevalencia general de consumo actual en adultos era del 1.7%, con un 2.6% entre los hombres y un 0.8% entre las mujeres. La prevalencia de consumo diario en adultos era del 1.5%.
Prevalencia
- 1. 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-eth.pdf?sfvrsn=78baa83d_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025. 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/
- 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-eth.pdf?sfvrsn=78baa83d_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
- WHO. GATS, Ethiopia. Available at: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2017-10/EXECUTIVE%20%20%20SUMMARY_GATS_Ethiopia_Oct%2020_2017_Final.pdf. Accessed: 26 May 2025.
- Adults survey: Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2016; National, ages 15+ 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/
- Adults survey: Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2016; National, ages 15+
Promoción de productos
- 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-eth.pdf?sfvrsn=78baa83d_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
Regulación
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ethiopia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ethiopia/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 30 May 2025.
- 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-eth.pdf?sfvrsn=78baa83d_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
Disponibilidad
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ethiopia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ethiopia/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 30 May 2025.
- 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-eth.pdf?sfvrsn=78baa83d_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
Regulaciones y restricciones
- 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-eth.pdf?sfvrsn=78baa83d_3&download=true. Accessed: 19 May 2025.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Ethiopia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/ethiopia/sales-restrictions. Accessed: 30 May 2025.
Publications
Tobacco harm reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
With the number of tobacco users across the continent set to rise by 2025, we look at the current state of tobacco harm reduction in the region, assessing the progress made so far and the obstacles preventing greater adoption of safer nicotine products.