Graph Smoking Statistics In Malaysia
That s more than 1 in every 5 adults in 2011 23 1 of malaysian adults smoked so yes it had reduced slightly.
Graph smoking statistics in malaysia. 603 8885 7942 fax. Malaysia smoking rate for 2015 was 21 80 a 0 2 decline from 2014. Hai this time i will post the blog about the smoking statistics in malaysia the history of smoking dates back to as early as 5000 bc in shamanistic ritual smoking is a practice where a substance most commonly tobacco is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled this is primarily practised as a route of administration for recteational drug use as combustion releases the active. Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non daily basis.
Smoking accounted for 16 49 of the national health expenditure in malaysia or 0 74 of the gdp. In 2015 about 22 8 of malaysian adults aged 15 were smokers. March 1 2018 basic general huibee. Statistics on causes of death malaysia 2017 statistics on causes of death malaysia 2014.
High smoking related health problems in the future if proper preventive measures are not taken accordingly 4 in adults the prevalence of current smoking among adult males in 2006 in malaysia is 46 5 95 ci. Malaysia smoking rate for 2016 was 21 50 a 0 3 decline from 2015. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. Department of statistics malaysia tel.
The rates are age standardized. 45 5 47 4 which was 3 0 lower than a decade ago 18 the prevalence of current smoking among both male and female malaysian adults. 603 8888 9248 email. The smoking prevalence rate of females in malaysia had decreased since 2010.
Department of statistics malaysia tel. The burden of these three diseases falls mainly on the 7. Smoking status among malaysian adults. The total smoking attributable cost of the three selected diseases estimated from this study amounted to rm 2 924 756 050 30 us 790 474 608.
The non institution men and women aged 15 years and above were the target population. Morbidity survey 2015 report on smoking status among malaysian adults using tobacco question for survey tqs was the latest survey to determine the prevalence of smoking in malaysia. Email protected save as pdf. In malaysia it is uncommon for women to smoke as smoking is seen as a more masculine activity.
The fact that smoking causes lung cancer is the major reason for the high death toll of smoking. In 2017 7 million people globally died a premature death because of smoking.