tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Switzerland

tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Switzerland

Health impact of tobacco use *

Annual cigarette consumption ^*

Smoking prevalence ^*

Smoking prevalence in Switzerland

Adult¹ (15 years+), 1997 Youth² (11-15 year olds), 1998 Physicians³, 1989

Male 38.4 % Male 7 % Males 20.1 %

Female 27.4 % Female 7 % Females 16.2 %

¹ Current smoking measured by Swiss Health Survey;
Swiss Federal Statistical Office. (1999). Consumption of illegal drugs and legal stimulants 1997.

² Daily smoking;
Currie, C. et al. (2000). Health behaviour in school-aged children: a WHO cross-national study. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series No. 1. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

³ Regular daily smoking;
information provided by Brigitte Caretti in the WHO European Region's Tobacco Questionnaire 1996/1997.

Deaths attributed to smoking ^*

Smoking- attributed deaths, all ages, 1955-1995 ^*

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

91.3 %

40.0 %

82.1 %

All Cancer

35.2 %

4.1 %

21.3 %

Vascular

13.7 %

2.6 %

7.8 %

Respiratory

44.4 %

12.5 %

29.4 %

All Other

6.5 %

1.5 %

4.2 %

All Causes

22.7 %

3.9 %

13.1 %

Source:
Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994

Total deaths from smoking, 1950-2000 ^*

Male Female Total

281,000 23,000 304,000

Pharmaceutical treatments for tobacco dependence ^*

Dosage form Regulatory status

Nicotine gum Pharmacy Only

Nicotine Patch Prescription Only Medicines

Bupropion Tablet Pharmacy Only

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 Switzerland
Adult¹ (15 years+), 1997		Youth² (11-15 year olds), 1998		Physicians³, 1989
Male	38.4 %	Male	7 %	Males	20.1 %
Female	27.4 %	Female	7 %	Females	16.2 %

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 ^*
	Males	Females	Total
Lung cancer	91.3 %	40.0 %	82.1 %
All Cancer	35.2 %	4.1 %	21.3 %
Vascular	13.7 %	2.6 %	7.8 %
Respiratory	44.4 %	12.5 %	29.4 %
All Other	6.5 %	1.5 %	4.2 %
All Causes	22.7 %	3.9 %	13.1 %
Source:	Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994

Dosage form	Regulatory status
Nicotine gum	Pharmacy Only
Nicotine Patch	Prescription Only Medicines
Bupropion Tablet	Pharmacy Only