tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Republic of Belarus

tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Republic of Belarus

Health impact of tobacco use *

Annual cigarette consumption ^*

Smoking prevalence ^*

Smoking prevalence in Republic of Belarus

Adult¹ (16 years+), 1999 Youth² (16-20 year olds), 1999

Male 54.9 % Male 29.9 %

Female 4.6 % Female 3.7 %

¹ Daily cigarette smoking;
information provided by Dr. S. Novoselova, Head, Department of Households Sample Surveys, Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus.

² Daily cigarette smoking;
information provided by Dr. S. Novoselova, Head, Department of Households Sample Surveys, Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus.

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

93.3 %

0.0 %

82.7 %

All Cancer

46.0 %

2.7 %

27.4 %

Vascular

24.4 %

0.3 %

10.5 %

Respiratory

65.9 %

2.9 %

37.3 %

All Other

7.1 %

0.0 %

3.8 %

All Causes

31.8 %

0.7 %

14.4 %

Source:
Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994

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 Republic of Belarus
Adult¹ (16 years+), 1999		Youth² (16-20 year olds), 1999
Male	54.9 %	Male	29.9 %
Female	4.6 %	Female	3.7 %

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 ^*
	Males	Females	Total
Lung cancer	93.3 %	0.0 %	82.7 %
All Cancer	46.0 %	2.7 %	27.4 %
Vascular	24.4 %	0.3 %	10.5 %
Respiratory	65.9 %	2.9 %	37.3 %
All Other	7.1 %	0.0 %	3.8 %
All Causes	31.8 %	0.7 %	14.4 %
Source:	Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994