Estado mundial sobre la reducción del daño del tabaco 2024: Un informe de situación The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2024 (Estado mundial sobre la reducción del daño del tabaco 2024): Un informe de situación es una publicación multicomponente, agrupada en dos partes, Perspectivas mundiales y Percepciones regionales y nacionales. La medida en que los productos de nicotina más seguros están reemplazando y sustituyendo los productos de tabaco … Sección 5: Nueva Zelanda 2625 Sección 1: Perspectiva mundial 1579 Sección 2: Latinoamérica 2238 Sección 4: Japón 2804 Sección 6: Noruega 2234 Sección 7: Reino Unido 2056
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. … English 1598
Economic cost of tobacco use in EECA (2019) The economic consequences of tobacco use, including both direct healthcare expenditure and indirect losses in productivity due to morbidity and mortality, are profound in EECA. Ukraine faces the most severe economic impact, where the estimated costs exceed 4% of its GDP. … English 1502
Deaths attributable to tobacco in EECA Over the last two decades, most countries in the region have seen a decrease in the percentage of deaths attributable to tobacco. Belarus and Armenia experienced the most notable reductions between 2000 and 2019. … English 1474
Current use prevalence of SLT in EECA according to the most recent survey In countries like Uzbekistan, the prevalence of current smoking (10.7%) is significantly lower than the overall tobacco use rate (16.7%). This underscores the notable impact of smokeless tobacco (SLT), especially nasvay, on the region’s patterns of tobacco consumption. … English 1667
Estimates of current tobacco use and tobacco smoking in EECA (2022) Tobacco smoking is the leading form of tobacco consumption in EECA, albeit with distinct variations across countries. In 2022, the region recorded an average smoking rate of 23.3%, accounting for 20.7 million current smokers. … English 1754
Estimates of current tobacco use prevalence by gender in EECA (2022) The region also exhibits significant gender disparities in tobacco use, showing an alarmingly high prevalence among men. An average of 41.2% of men were current tobacco users in 2022, compared to just 5.3% of women. … English 1752
Estimates of current tobacco use prevalence in the EECA Currently, tobacco use remains high across the region, though patterns of use differ markedly from country to country. As of 2022, approximately one third of adults in Georgia, Moldova, and Belarus were current tobacco users. … English 1743
Annual burden of mortality, disease incidence, and direct medical costs attributable to tobacco by country (2015) Chile has the highest smoking prevalence and the largest proportion of smoking-related deaths among the Latin American countries, with significant direct medical costs. As the most populous country in the region, Brazil has the highest absolute number of smoking-related deaths and costs, followed by Mexico. … English 1641
Economic cost of smoking in Latin America - total direct medical cost as a proportion of nominal GDP Healthcare expenditure attributable to smoking represents a significant portion of the health budgets and gross domestic product of the countries studied, with tobacco tax revenues covering only a fraction of these amounts. English 1602
Safer nicotine products in Latin America Safer nicotine products (SNP) are widely available in Latin American countries. Even in countries where legal purchase is not possible, these products are in use. … English 1492
Percentage of all MPOWER measures implemented in Latin American countries Compliance with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control agreements has implications for the development and implementation of national tobacco control activities. Many Latin American countries have implemented smoke-free policies to protect public health and reduce the harmful effects of tobacco smoke. … English 1457
Tobacco-related mortality in Latin America - percentage of deaths caused by tobacco relative to all deaths, changes from 1990 to 2019 The latest Global Burden of Disease data show that, despite the optimistic downward trends in smoking prevalence shown by the WHO since the 1990s, no direct correspondence can yet be seen to reductions in smoking-related mortality. While the introduction of a series of tobacco regulations in Latin America in the second half of the 20th … English 1279
Trends in prevalence of tobacco use in Latin America, WHO estimations WHO data suggests that prevalence of tobacco use has been decreasing consistently across several Latin American countries from 2000 to 2025. Our research suggests, however, that these findings should be interpreted with caution, as more recent data are available for several of the countries listed. English 1917
Excise duty on nicotine vaping products compared to excise duty on cigarettes Taxation of safer nicotine products and rates of excise tax are rapidly changing worldwide, along with regulatory frameworks. An increasing number of countries are introducing excise taxes on these products, or raising existing excise tax rates. … English 1739
Legal availability of snus (2024) Snus is legally available to 58% of the global adult population, making it more widely accessible than both vaping products and heated tobacco. However, 32% of people live in countries where snus is banned, and 10% are in areas with unclear regulations. … English 2169
Legal availability of heated tobacco products (2024) Heated tobacco products are legally available to 36% of the global adult population, while 50% of the population lives in areas where these products are banned. The remaining 14% are in regions with no clear regulatory stance. … English 1530
Limitations on the availability of flavours in legal sales of heated tobacco products (2024) Access to flavours is another important factor incentivising the substitution of smoking by safer nicotine products or helping avoid a relapse to smoking. The regulation of flavours varies significantly across different countries: 30 countries allow all heated tobacco product flavours, whereas 25 countries have put restrictions in place. English 1908
Limitations on the availability of flavours in legal sales of nicotine vaping products (2024) Access to flavours is another important factor incentivising the substitution of smoking by safer nicotine products or helping avoid a relapse to smoking. The regulation of flavours varies significantly across different countries: there are no restrictions on flavours for nicotine vapes in 41 countries, allowing a wide range. … English 1597
Changes in the SNP market As of 2024, the global safer nicotine product (SNP) market is undergoing significant changes. Market estimates suggest that nicotine vaping products are no longer dominant by value, having been replaced in 2020 by heated tobacco products (HTP). … English 1629