tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Armenia

tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Armenia

Health impact of tobacco use *

Annual cigarette consumption ^*

Smoking prevalence ^*

Smoking prevalence in Armenia

Adult¹ (18 years+), 1990's Youth² (10-16 year olds), 1997

Male 50 % Male 32 %

Female 8.3 %

¹ Estimated smoking; WHO. (1997). Tobacco or health: a global status report. Geneva.

² Smoking among 245 schoolchildren in Yerevan (1997 is date of publication); a 1994 study among 14-16 year olds in Yerevan found 56% of boys and 21% of girls smoking; WHO. (1997). Tobacco or health: a global status report. Geneva.

Deaths attributed to smoking ^*

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 ^*

Source: Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 ^*

Males

Females

Total

Lung cancer

91.9 %

39.3 %

84.0 %

All Cancer

9.6 %

4.0 %

7.2 %

Vascular

20.7 %

1.8 %

10.9 %

Respiratory

46.3 %

7.7 %

31.4 %

All Other

7.7 %

2.2 %

6.0 %

All Causes

23.1 %

2.5 %

13.7 %

Source:
Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994

Pharmaceutical treatments for tobacco dependence ^*

Dosage form Regulatory status

Bupropion Tablet Prescription Only Medicines

Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.

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Smoking prevalence in Armenia
Adult¹ (18 years+), 1990's		Youth² (10-16 year olds), 1997
Male	50 %	Male	32 %
		Female	8.3 %

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 ^*
	Males	Females	Total
Lung cancer	91.9 %	39.3 %	84.0 %
All Cancer	9.6 %	4.0 %	7.2 %
Vascular	20.7 %	1.8 %	10.9 %
Respiratory	46.3 %	7.7 %	31.4 %
All Other	7.7 %	2.2 %	6.0 %
All Causes	23.1 %	2.5 %	13.7 %
Source:	Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994

Dosage form	Regulatory status
Bupropion Tablet	Prescription Only Medicines