Smoking prevalence in Georgia
Adult1 (40-65 years+), 1999		Youth2 (10-14 year olds), 1997		Health professionals3, 1996
Male	60 %	Male	30.1 %	Males	48%
Female	15 %	Female	13.7 %	Females	16 %

¹ Current smoking in Tbilisi measured by the Chronic Diseases Center (1999 is the date of publication);
Grim, C.E. et al. (1999). Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the Republic of Georgia. J Hum Hypertens, 13, 243-247.

² Regular smoking of at least one cigarette per day in Tbilisi and several regions of Georgia measured by The Tobacco Control Counter Center;
information provided by Dr. R. Tataradze, Vice President, Georgian Medical Association.

³ Current tobacco use among physicians and nurses in Tbilisi measured by the Healthier People Health Risk Appraisal;
Wold, J.L. et al. (1998). Health risks of health care workers. AAOHN J, 47(4), 151-155.

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	87.5 %	12.9 %	74.3 %
All Cancer	36.0 %	1.0 %	19.6 %
Vascular	13.3 %	0.5 %	6.2 %
Respiratory	32.1 %	1.8 %	18.1 %
All Other	6.4 %	0.4 %	4.2 %
All Causes	15.3 %	0.6 %	7.9 %
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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