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Fumar tabaco in Vanuatu

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Vanuatu Background
Datos obtenidos: 2025.   Página actualizada: 2025-10-30

En Vanuatu, fumar está permitido bajo ciertas regulaciones. La venta y compra de cigarrillos son legales, incluidas las ventas en línea, pero está prohibida la compra en máquinas expendedoras. La importación de cigarrillos con fines comerciales requiere una licencia de importación, mientras que la importación para uso personal está permitida dentro de ciertos límites. Es obligatorio que los empaques de cigarrillos incluyan advertencias sanitarias para alertar a los fumadores sobre los riesgos para la salud asociados al consumo de tabaco. La edad mínima legal para comprar productos de tabaco, incluidos los cigarrillos, es de 18 años. Llama la atención que, a diferencia de muchos países, no existen restricciones legales sobre fumar en espacios públicos. La tasa total de impuestos sobre los cigarrillos en Vanuatu es del 77%. En cuanto a la prevalencia del consumo, datos de 2020 indican que alrededor de 34,900 personas eran fumadoras actuales y la prevalencia general de tabaquismo en adultos era del 19.1%. La prevalencia de fumadores actuales entre hombres adultos era del 35.3%, mientras que solo el 2.7% de las mujeres adultas fumaba. Como referencia, datos de 2017 señalan que la prevalencia del consumo diario en adultos era del 12.3%, comprendiendo el 23% en hombres y el 1.7% en mujeres, y ese mismo año se registraron aproximadamente 20,800 fumadores diarios. El tabaquismo también contribuye a la mortalidad en Vanuatu. En 2021, se estimó que 199 muertes fueron atribuibles al consumo de tabaco, incluyendo 170 hombres y 29 mujeres. Esto demuestra que las muertes relacionadas con el tabaquismo representaron el 8.85% de todas las defunciones en el país durante 2021, incluidos el 12.45% del total de fallecimientos masculinos y el 3.29% de los de mujeres.

Prevalencia

Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 35,974 1A
2024 50,000 1B
Referencias:
  1. (1) WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition. (2) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Ed.). (2019). World Population Prospects 2019 (Online Edition Rev. 1.; Population Division). United Nations. https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. 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
Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 20.1% 1A
2020 19.1% 1B
2024 25.3% 1C
Referencias:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. WHO. (2021). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition (4th ed). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/348537
  3. 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
Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 2.9% 1A
2020 2.7% 1B
2024 9.4% 1C
Referencias:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. WHO. (2021). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition (4th ed). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/348537
  3. 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
Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 37.2% 1A
2020 35.3% 1B
2024 41.4% 1C
Referencias:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. WHO. (2021). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition (4th ed). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/348537
  3. 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
20,787
2 A
12.3%
2 A
1.7%
2 A
23%
2 A
Referencias:
  1. 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. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017, Country profiles http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/policy/country_profile/en/
Comentarios:
  1. 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

Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 302 1A
2021 199 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 77 1A
2021 29 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 225 1A
2021 170 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 15.12% 1A
2021 8.85% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 7.3% 1A
2021 3.29% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 17.8% 1A
2021 12.45% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Referencias:
  1. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
  2. 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

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-vut.pdf?sfvrsn=ef5fe609_3&download=true. Accessed: 22 June 2025.

Regulación

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-vut.pdf?sfvrsn=ef5fe609_3&download=true. Accessed: 22 June 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. There are certain restrictions in place.

Disponibilidad

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-vut.pdf?sfvrsn=ef5fe609_3&download=true. Accessed: 22 June 2025.
  2. World Trade Organization. Import Licensing Procedures. Available at: https://importlicensing.wto.org/content/tobacco-products-2. Accessed: 2 July 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. There are certain restrictions in place.
  2. An import license is required.

Regulaciones y restricciones

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-vut.pdf?sfvrsn=ef5fe609_3&download=true. Accessed: 22 June 2025.

Impuesto

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-vut.pdf?sfvrsn=ef5fe609_3&download=true. Accessed: 22 June 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. Total taxes: 77 percent
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