Experts Urge South Korea’s Government to Raise Cigarette Prices
August 06, 2025 by tobaccoreporter.com
Experts Urge South Korea’s Government to Raise Cigarette Prices
Anti-smoking experts are calling on South Korea’s new government to double cigarette prices and strengthen tobacco regulations to curb smoking rates and protect public health. In a new report, Professor Cho Hong-joon of Ulsan University and Lee Sung-kyu of the Korea Tobacco Control Research Education Center outlined seven key policy recommendations, including raising (...)
17.60% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 8.1 million current smokers in South Korea 30.20% of men are current smokers but only 5.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
