Smoking in Yemen
In Yemen, as of 2022, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older was estimated to be 16.7%, with a higher prevalence among males (27%) compared to females (6.3%). This marks a slight decrease from 2020, when the overall prevalence was 17.1%, with male and female smoking prevalence rates at 27.4% and 6.7%, respectively. The number of smokers in 2022 was approximately 3,109,990, an increase from 3,005,718 in 2020. Moreover, the adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence in 2017 was 14.3%, with 23.6% among males and 5% among females. Tobacco smoking-related mortality remains a significant issue in the Yemen, with 16,858 deaths attributed to tobacco smoking in 2021, accounting for 7.77% of all deaths. Gender-specific data indicate that deaths due to smoking constituted 9.74% of all male deaths and 4.91% of all female deaths in the same year. These data underscore the ongoing public health challenges posed by tobacco smoking in Yemen, necessitating continued monitoring and potential policy interventions to curb its impact.
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August 03, 2018 by thesun.co.uk
VAPE TAX 'ILLOGICAL' Taxing e-cigarettes makes ‘no sense’ as they help people quit smoking, experts warn
Whitehall sources are looking at so called “sin taxes” to raise cash for the health service’s spending bonanza. And e-cigarettes are not currently taxed – because of their benefits in helping people quit fags.
But Chris Snowdon of the Institute of Economic Affairs think tanks compared it to “taxing bicycles to pay for the costs of obesity”.
Users typically go through one 10ml bottle a week costing around £5 which amounts to an annual bill of £275.
July 24, 2018 by medscape.com
More Action on e-Cigarettes Needed, AACR Tells Lawmakers
Federal regulatory and public health authorities need to gather more information on the potential for short- and long-term harm from e-cigarettes and should take stronger steps to restrict youths from accessing the tobacco products, panelists said at a Washington briefing aimed at congressional staff. The briefing was convened by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which is pushing for faster and stronger action on e-cigarettes. [...]