Smoking Statistics In Malaysia 2017
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Smoking statistics in malaysia 2017. Prevalence any tobacco use smoked and smokeless. Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies 19 july 2017 the report monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and interventions to combat it. The non institution men and women aged 15 years and above were the target population. Ho mei kei public relation officer corporate and user services division department of statistics malaysia tel.
See the report for further details. Smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer and we see that the trends in lung cancer follow those in smoking with a lag of around 20 years. In 2017 7 million people globally died a premature death because of smoking. May 30 2017 7 24 pm george town.
They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2017. This statistic shows the prevalence of smoking among adolescents in malaysia in 2017 by school level. The report finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. 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.
Face to face interview by trained research. Tobacco and e cigarette survey among malaysian adolescents 2016 tecma showed that four in five knew that smoking by anyone below age 18 was an offence under the law. The fact that smoking causes lung cancer is the major reason for the high death toll of smoking. It is estimated that about 20 000 people in malaysia die each year from diseases linked to the smoking habit while the number of smokers is believed to be increasing.
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. The office of chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia 5 december 2016 contact person. In 2017 12 8 percent of form 1 students who were in the first year of secondary school and. Tobacco question for survey tqs was the latest survey to determine the prevalence of smoking in malaysia.