Smoking in Indonesia
In 2024, Indonesia reported a significant prevalence of tobacco smoking and related deaths among adults aged 15 years and older. The adult smoking prevalence was 30.4%, with a stark gender disparity: 59.7% of males and 1.2% of females were smokers. In comparison, in 2020, this prevalence was 62.7% among males and 2.5% among females. The total number of smokers in 2024 was approximately 64.4 million which shows a slight decrease from 64.5 million in 2020. The adult daily smoking prevalence in 2021 was 28.8%, with a prevalence of 52.3% among males and 1.4% among females. Smoking-related mortality remains a critical public health issue in the country, accounting for 12.27% of all deaths in 2021. Specifically, 17.77% of all male deaths and 5.04% of all female deaths were attributed to smoking-related causes. This represents that the number of deaths attributable to smoking was 268,614 in 2021, with 220,846 male and 47,767 female deaths. These figures underscore the persistent challenge of tobacco smoking in Indonesia, necessitating robust public health interventions to curb its high prevalence and associated mortalities.
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June 03, 2024 by jakartaglobe.id
Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
The prevalence of smoking among 10-18-year-olds in Indonesia has decreased to 7.4 percent in 2023, according to the Indonesian Health Survey (SKI) 2023, down from 9.1 percent recorded in the 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas). During a World No Tobacco Day media briefing in Jakarta on Wednesday, Eva Susanti, Director of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at the Health Ministry, said the figure is still higher than the 7.2 percent prevalence in 2013 and the 5.4 percent target set in the 2015-2019 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
April 29, 2024 by news-medical.net
Fruit and menthol e-cigarette flavors drive use among teens, Indonesian study finds
A study in BMC Public Health analyzed sensation-seeking behavior and e-cigarette use among Indonesian adolescents. E-cigarettes are increasingly popular, especially among youth, with Indonesia having high smoking rates. Flavored e-cigarettes are thought to attract young users and reduce harm perceptions. The study surveyed 1,799 respondents aged 15–24, finding males more likely to use e-cigarettes and dual users at 8.5%. Fruit, candy, and menthol were top flavors. Sensation-seeking correlated with e-cigarette use, and a ban on flavors could deter initiation. Different flavor preferences suggest varied appeal among users. The study recommends regulating e-cigarette flavors to curb usage.
January 31, 2024 by gfn.tv
DENYING THE SCIENCE IN INDONESIA | Featuring Garindra Kartasasmita
Indonesia's recent changes to e-cigarette taxation, which now place e-cigarettes in the same category as combustible tobacco products, have caused uproar amongst retailers and consumers. Garindra Kartasasmita joins us to explain these latest developments, and why the government is dead-set on denying vaping science.
January 04, 2024 by thejakartapost.com
Indonesia kicks off 2024 with 10% e-cigarette tax to industry opposition
The government rang in the New Year with a 10 percent tax on electronic cigarettes effective as of Jan. 1, a move that comes after years of delay and has sparked opposition from industry players calling for the Finance Ministry to postpone the policy. The tax is calculated based on the excise imposed on electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes or vape, as stipulated in Finance Ministerial Regulation (PMK) No. 143/2023. The ministry said the excise had been implemented in 2018 but that the related tax had not been imposed in line with a 2009 regulation that allowed a five-year transition period, even though the two policies were intended to work in tandem.
January 03, 2024 by channelnewsasia.com
Indonesia to impose new tax on e-cigarettes from Jan 1
Indonesia will impose a new tax on e-cigarettes from Jan 1, adding to an excise tax to help curb vaping, the country's finance ministry said on Saturday (Dec 30). Southeast Asia's largest economy has set the additional tax at 10 per cent of the excise tariff for electronic cigarettes, the ministry said in a statement. "Long-term consumption of electronic cigarettes has been shown to affect people's health," it said, adding the tax on e-cigarettes is also needed to level the playing field with conventional cigarettes.
January 01, 2024 by vietnamplus.vn
Indonesia imposes new tax on e-cigarettes
Indonesia officially imposed a new tax on e-cigarettes on January 1, adding to an excise tax to help curb vaping. Deni Surjantoro, head of the Communication and Information Service Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, said that the purpose of imposing this tax, on top of the excise duties, is to control tobacco consumption among the public. The government had provided a transition period for the collection of taxes on e-cigarettes since the imposition of excise duties in mid-2018, Deni Surjantoro said on December 30.
June 05, 2023 by thejakartapost.com
Doctors, advocates demand e-cigarette regulation
Doctors and health groups have urged the government to put a stricter regulation against electronic cigarettes in the proposed omnibus bill on health amid growing numbers of users, particularly among young people. Roughly 10 years after e-cigarettes or vapes were first introduced to the Indonesian market, their sale and distribution remain largely unregulated. Indonesia is the only country in the Southeast Asia region that does not implement a specific regulation on the distribution and marketing of e-cigarettes, in marked contrast to Singapore, Cambodia, Brunei and Thailand, which have imposed a complete ban on the products.
May 12, 2023 by sbs.com.au
Regulations for Vaping Need to be Tightened - Prof. Dra. Yayi Suryo Prabandari, Gadjah Mada University
The results of a new study point to the serious health dangers posed by e-cigarettes or vapes. That led to the Federal Health Minister announcing new rules that will ban recreational vaping, non-pharmaceutical vape imports and tighter restrictions on the taste and packaging of products. The new regulations would still have to be approved by Parliament before taking effect into law, and the federal government would need help from state and federal counterparts to implement the changes.
Meanwhile, e-cigarette users, or vape is increasing.
In Indonesia the number of users has increased 10-fold in the past decade. [...]
April 06, 2023 by antaranews.com
E-cigarettes pose serious threat to young people: Ministry
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry has warned the public that e-cigarettes or vaping can pose serious threats to the younger generation.
"Vaping is a serious threat to young people in Indonesia. The e-cigarette is not safe for children because it has nicotine and flavorings in the form of aerosols that have seven thousand negative effects," director of prevention and control of non-communicable diseases at the ministry Eva Susanti said here on Wednesday.
During a webinar on “Kolak Ketan 2023,” she explained that e-cigarettes are the same as conventional cigarettes, with equal dangers.
January 26, 2023 by antaranews.com
Government to consider banning e-cigarettes if proven dangerous
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government is contemplating on prohibiting electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) if found to be harmful to public health, according to Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.
"We will consider (the prohibition of e-cigarettes), but in principle, everything that is dangerous will be prohibited by the government," Amin stated at the University of Indonesia here, Thursday.
The vice president promised that thorough assessment of the effects of e-cigarettes on public health will be conducted before the government takes its decision.