Smoking in Qatar
In Qatar, the current prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults shows notable changes over recent years. 442,000 individuals aged 15 years and older were identified as smokers as of 2024. This represents a significant increase from the 399,889 smokers reported in 2020 and 318,105 in 2019. The adult current smoking prevalence in 2024 was 17.4%, with a marked gender disparity: 21.9% of males and 3.7% of females were reported as current smokers. In comparison, in 2020, the prevalence of smoking was 20.1% among males and 1.7% among females, indicating a slight increase in smoking rates among females over the two-year period. For reference, the adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence in 2013 was 9.5% with 16.5% among males and 1.7% among females. In terms of smoking-related mortality, data from 2021 indicates that tobacco smoking was responsible for 401 annual deaths, representing 7.92% of all deaths, with a higher percentage among males (9.5%) compared to females (2.97%). These figures underscore the ongoing public health challenge of tobacco smoking in Qatar, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to reduce both the prevalence and health impacts of smoking.
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November 15, 2022 by dailystar.co.uk
Vaping's illegal in Qatar World Cup - but Brit company offering to pay fines
Errant vapers at the World Cup have been dealt a lifeline after a UK-based company offered to pay their fines and stop them going back on the fags.
E-cigarettes have illegal Qatar state since 2014 and fans could face draw-dropping fines of up to 10,000 Riyals - around £2,200 - or a maximum of three months in prison if they’re caught.
Despite intensive media coverage in the lead up to the World Cup of a 1,000 football fans polled by Riot Labs half of them admitted to not knowing a single law in Qatar. And that's bad news as at least 30% of the 20,000 England and Wales fans expected to travel to Qatar use e-cigarettes regularly or are ex-tobacco smokers.