El uso de productos de tabaco calentado en lugares públicos y en el transporte público está prohibido en Georgia. Asimismo, la publicidad y promoción de estos productos también está prohibida conforme a la Ley de Georgia sobre el Control del Tabaco. The use of HTP (PTC) in Georgia reached 1.6% in 2021. In the female adult population, 0.7% currently use HTP (PTC). Among adult men, the prevalence of current consumo de HTP (PCT) is 2.5%. The prevalence of daily consumo de HTP (PCT) among adults is 1%. Among adult women, daily consumo de HTP (PCT) prevalence is 0.6%. An estimated 1.4% of adult men use HTP (PTC) on a daily basis.
Prevalencia
- 1. Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC) Georgia, 2021 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/
- Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC) Georgia, 2021
- 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/
Regulación
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | Permitidos | 1A |
| 2025 | Permitidos | 1B |
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Georgia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/georgia/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Georgia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/georgia/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
Disponibilidad
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Georgia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/georgia/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
- Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Regulaciones y restricciones
- Tobacco Control Laws. Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction Georgia. Available at: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/georgia/heated-tobacco-products/main-policies. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
- Global Tobacco Control. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=379. Accessed: 16 June 2026.
Publicaciones
Current use prevalence of HTP according to the most recent survey in EECA
The use of heated tobacco products mostly follows the trends observed in vaping in the EECA region. Once again, Belarus (3%), Ukraine (3%) and Georgia (2.3%) show a moderate but noteworthy presence of these products and their use. Moldova deviates from this pattern, with HTP use at 2.6%, while current vaping prevalence stands at only 0.7%. Similar to the low vaping prevalence, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan exhibit low rates of HTP use.
