Smoking Statistics In Malaysia 2019
It excludes smokeless tobacco use.
Smoking statistics in malaysia 2019. Is there any data on the impact of smoking in malaysia. Malaysia smoking rate for 2016 was 21 50 a 0 3 decline from 2015. In 2019 the sales value of manufactured tobacco products in malaysia was approximately 1 34. The rates are age standardized.
In 2018 philip morris malaysia sdn bhd launched the first range tobacco heating devices in malaysia under its iqos brand along with its heets brand of heated tobacco. Malaysia has become the largest consumer of illegal cigarettes in the world with over 12 billion sticks sold last year according to a study by research house nielson and the. Ho mei kei public relation officer corporate and user services division department of statistics malaysia tel. Since january 1995 showing cigarette packaging in.
Malaysia smoking rate for 2015 was 21 80 a 0 2 decline from 2014. An estimated 3 500 out of 10 000 deaths are related to smoking in malaysia each year. Selling of cigarettes to persons under the age of 18 has been forbidden since may 14 1994. Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non daily basis.
Smoking in all restaurants coffeeshops and hawker centres even open air eateries nationwide is banned in malaysia starting from jan 1 2019. This statistic shows the sales value of manufactured tobacco products in malaysia from 2012 to 2019. Infographic on principal causes of death malaysia 2014. About 20 teenagers smoke.
Seesha flavoured water smoking. Tobacco advertising was outlawed in 2003. About 50 of malaysian men 18 years and above smoke. Smoking bans in public places started to be implemented in the 1980s.
The office of chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia 5 december 2016 contact person. 85 of teenagers end up as cigarette addicts. 1 1 tobacco control in malaysia 13 1 1 1 burden of tobacco control in malaysia 13 1 1 2 legislation for tobacco control in malaysia 14 1 1 3 mthe national strategic plan for tobacco control 2015 2019 14 2 objectives 15 3 methodology 16 3 1 study population 16 3 2 sampling design 16 3 3 questionnaire 16. With the increased taxes on tobacco products coming up in november 2018 as well as a ban on smoking at all eateries coming up in 2019 it looks like malaysia is following our neighbours like singapore and thailand suit in tightening our smoking laws and regulations.