Indonesia Urged to Raise Tobacco Taxes

September 24, 2024 by tobaccoreporter.com

Indonesia Urged to Raise Tobacco Taxes

An Indonesian health official suggests raising cigarette taxes to reduce consumption due to their affordability and availability. Indonesia has a high smoking rate with nearly 38% of its 270 million inhabitants smoking, ranking 13th globally in consumption. Cigarettes cause 8 million deaths annually, with 7 million from active smoking and 1.2 million from passive smoking. This proposal aims to curb health issues related to smoking.

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32.60% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 64.5 million current smokers in Indonesia 62.70% of men are current smokers but only 2.50% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

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