Smoking in Norway
In Norway, smoking is legal but required to follow tobacco control regulations. Cigarettes are regulated as tobacco products which may be sold through retail outlets, vending machines, and online platforms. The importation of cigarettes for trade is allowed with a trade license. However, health warnings on packaging are obligatory, the legal minimum age for purchase is 18 years, and smoking in public places is subject to legal restrictions. A complete ban on all forms of tobacco advertising is also in place. Cigarettes in Norway are taxed at a total rate of 59.60%, including an excise rate of 59.6%. Despite these control measures, smoking continues to present a significant public health burden in Norway. In 2024, the number of current smokers was approximately 589,000, corresponding to an overall adult current smoking prevalence of 12.7%. This was higher among males (14%) than among females (11.4%). The adult current smoking prevalence was 14% in 2022. The adult daily smoking prevalence in 2022 was reported to be 8%, representing approximately 360,698 daily smokers. In 2021, smoking resulted in approximately 3,724 deaths in Norway, including 2,303 deaths among males and 1,421 among females. This means that, tobacco smoking accounted for 8.88% of all deaths in the country in 2021, including 11.22% of all male deaths and 6.64% of all female deaths. These statistics underscore the continuing health impact of cigarette smoking in Norway.
Read articles from Norway
July 13, 2018 by sciencedaily.com
The more you smoke, the greater your risk of a heart rhythm disorder
The study found a 14% increase in the risk of atrial fibrillation for every ten cigarettes smoked per day. There was a linear dose-response relationship, meaning that the risk increased with each additional cigarette smoked. "If you smoke, stop smoking and if you don't smoke, don't start," said study author Dr Dagfinn Aune, [...] "We found that smokers are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, but the risk is reduced considerably in those who quit."
January 22, 2018 by reuters.com
Snus tobacco on the rise as Norway smoking halved in a decade
The share of Norwegians who smoke on a daily basis has halved in the last decade and was last year exceeded for the first time by the use of snus, a wet snuff tobacco product, Statistics Norway said on Thursday.
Among the adult population, 11 percent were daily smokers in 2017, a fall of one percentage point from the previous year and down from 22 percent in 2007 as authorities continue to campaign against the use of tobacco.
January 19, 2018 by malaymail.com
More Norwegians sniff at cigarettes, preferring snuff
More Norwegians use “snus” — a form of snuff particular to Nordic countries — instead of cigarettes for their nicotine fix, official figures showed for the first time yesterday. The preference for snus in Norway, is certain to revive debate over the health effects of the product, a moist powder tobacco that is popped under the lip. Though its sale is illegal across the EU, it is manufactured and used in Sweden, which has an exemption, and Norway, which is not an EU member.
- Page 2 of 2