Fumar es legal en Niue bajo ciertas restricciones y está regulado como producto de tabaco. La venta de cigarrillos es permitida, incluso a través de máquinas expendedoras y en línea, aunque su comercialización está sujeta a limitaciones. La edad mínima legal para la venta de cigarrillos es de 21 años. Los productos de cigarrillos se comercializan en Niue, pero toda su publicidad está prohibida. Además, se exige que los envases de cigarrillos incluyan advertencias sanitarias y se permite la importación de cigarrillos para su comercialización siempre que se cuente con la licencia de importación correspondiente. En 2021, el tabaquismo fue responsable del 11,47% de todas las muertes, atribuyéndose al consumo de tabaco el 16,69% de los fallecimientos masculinos y el 5,89% de los femeninos.
Prevalencia
- 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
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
Mortalidad relacionada con el tabaquismo
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
- 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.
- 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
- 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
Regulación
- 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
- There are some restrictions.
Disponibilidad
- 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.
- WHO. Tobacco Agriculture and Trade. Available at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/tobacco-agriculture-trade-country-profiles/tobacco-agriculture-trade-niu-2022-country-profile.pdf?sfvrsn=d28c8d47_3&download=true. Accessed: 2 July 2025.
- There are some restrictions.
- An import license is required.
Regulaciones y restricciones
- 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-niu.pdf?sfvrsn=299a6fb4_3&download=true. Accessed: 9 June 2025.