Smoking prevalence in Republic of Moldova
Adult1 (15 years+), 1998		Youth2 (14 years & older), 1998		Physicians3, 1998
Male	43.9 %	Male	0.5 %	Males	44.4 %
Female	3 %	Female	0.2 %	Females	5.8 %

¹ Current smoking measured by the National Household Budget Survey;
information provided by Mr. Vasile Pinzaru, Vice Director General of the Department for Statistical and Sociological Analysis of the Republic of Moldova [Tel: (373-2) 542114].

² Current smoking measured by the National Household Budget Survey;
information provided by Mr. Vasile Pinzaru, Vice Director General of the Department for Statistical and Sociological Analysis of the Republic of Moldova.

³ Current smoking measured by the National Household Budget Survey;
information provided by Mr. Vasile Pinzaru, Vice Director General of the Department for Statistical and Sociological Analysis of the Republic of Moldova.

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	90.5 %	29.4 %	80.2 %
All Cancer	41.8 %	3.3 %	25.4 %
Vascular	19.0 %	2.4 %	9.8 %
Respiratory	50.2 %	15.5 %	36.9 %
All Other	5.9 %	0.8 %	3.5 %
All Causes	19.9 %	2.6 %	11.3 %
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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