tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Kyrgyzstan

Health impact of tobacco use *


Annual cigarette consumption *




Smoking prevalence *

Smoking prevalence in Kyrgyzstan
Adult1 (18-65 years+), 1998 Youth2 (9-17 year olds), 1998
Male 60 % Male 24 %
Female 15.6 % Female 20 %

1 Smoking in Bishkek measured by Dr. C. Bekbasarova (1998 is date of publication);
WHO. (1998). Tobacco or health in Kyrgyzstan: Report of a WHO Mission to Bishkek.

2 Smoking in Bishkek measured by Dr. C. Bekbasarova (1998 is date of publication);
WHO. (1998). Tobacco or health in Kyrgyzstan: Report of a WHO Mission to Bishkek.





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

89.9 %

31.7 %

78.0 %

All Cancer

36.2 %

3.5 %

22.0 %

Vascular

17.3 %

2.0 %

8.9 %

Respiratory

30.5 %

12.0 %

21.9 %

All Other

3.8 %

0.6 %

2.6 %

All Causes

16.6 %

3.5 %

10.5 %

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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