Smoking in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the current prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older was estimated to be 2.9% in 2024. In comparison, this was reported to be 2.6% in 2020. The current smoking prevalence in 2024 was 5.4% among males and 0.3% among females. The number of smokers in 2024 was approximately 3,8 million, marking a notable increase from 2,906,910 in 2020. For reference, daily smoking prevalence among adults in 2017 was 4.6%, with a prevalence of 8.6% among males and 0.5% among females. In 2021, smoking-related mortality was significant, with 15,926 deaths, accounting for 0.87% of all deaths in the country. Specifically, tobacco smoking led to 11,794 male deaths and 4,132 female deaths, representing 1.2% and 0.49% of all male and female deaths, respectively. These statistics underline the public health challenges posed by tobacco smoking in Nigeria, necessitating continued monitoring and regulatory efforts to mitigate its impact.
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July 25, 2024 by thecable.ng
Harnessing Tobacco Harm Reduction: Lessons from Sweden and Japan for A Healthier Nigeria
In the early 2000s, Sweden had and adopted the concepts and ideals behind Tobacco Harm Reduction when it introduced Snus, a smokeless tobacco product that has since become a national phenomenon. Snus is placed under the upper lip and does not require smoking. Its popularity in Sweden has contributed to a significant public health triumph. Today, over 20% of Swedish men (…)
October 25, 2023 by vanguardngr.com
Adopt harm reduction approaches in public healthcare, Nigeria, others told
Stakeholders across Africa have called on the Nigerian government and other governments across Africa, to adopt harm reduction approaches and to integrate harm reduction principles and practices when regulating public health challenges. Harm reduction refers to interventions aimed at reducing the negative effects of health behaviours without necessarily extinguishing the problematic health behaviours entirely or permanently. The President of the African Medical Association and the Association of Medical Councils of Africa, Dr. Kgosi Letlape, described harm reduction as a more transformative strategy than prohibition-based policies.
January 17, 2023 by sunnewsonline.com
Why tobacco consumption cannot be banned in Nigeria
There have been repeated campaigns, warning and awareness programmes by health experts, advocacy groups, non-governmental organizations and government agencies against tobacco consumption due to its adverse health effects. Despite all these, millions of smokers in Nigeria have refused to yield to the warning, while tobacco companies and distributors still smile to the bank with huge profits from the tobacco trade.
With over 20 billion sticks of cigarettes consumed annually in Nigeria, many smokers pay with their health, as reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other resource centres indicate that millions of smokers die annually in Nigeria from tobacco-related ailments.jan
December 09, 2020 by theconversation.com
Why some young Nigerians are using cannabis as a normal part of life
Cannabis is illegal in Nigeria. Its production, distribution and use are criminalised by local laws. Cultivated mostly in southern Nigeria, the drug is affordable and readily available through street drug-running. Cannabis users are also widely seen as social deviants, and are liable to arrest and imprisonment.
Despite the stigma and danger from the law, the use of cannabis in Nigeria is growing fast. Studies show that it ranks just below alcohol as the second most used psychoactive substance in Nigeria. It is mostly used by people aged 25-39 years.
March 31, 2020 by filtermag.org
Nigeria Is Crying Out for Vapes That Smokers Can Afford
To state the obvious, smoking kills. Tobacco smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause of premature death. Here in Nigeria, there are at least 11 million smokers, and despite declining prevalence, a fast-growing population means that the actual number of smokers is on the rise. This is especially true of young adults, connected in part to our growing nightlife culture. E-cigarettes were found by the UK’s Royal College of Physicians to be at least 95 percent less harmful than combustible tobacco, [...] But very few smokers in Nigeria are benefiting from this alternative.
June 05, 2018 by telegraph.co.uk
'Sin tax' looms on tobacco and alcohol in Nigeria as fears grow of a public health crisis
Nigeria’s government defied private-sector opposition to impose a new “sin tax” on Monday amid fears that growing tobacco and alcohol consumption could threaten a public health crisis.
Ignoring a last-minute legal challenge, the country’s finance ministry announced that a rise in excise duties had finally come into force, three months after Muhammadu Buhari, the president, was forced by public opposition to delay the hike.
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