Smoking prevalence in Netherlands
Adult1 (15 years+), 1998		Youth2 (10-14 year olds), 1998		General practitioners3, 1989
Male	37 %	Male	13 %	Males	41 %
Female	30 %	Female	10 %	Females	24 %

¹ Ever smoking measured by NIPO, the Dutch market research organization for the Dutch Foundation on Tobacco Control (Stivoro);
information provided by Ms. Trudy Prins, Stivoro.

² Smoking one or more cigarettes in the past 4 weeks measured by NIPO, the Dutch market research organization for the Dutch Foundation on Tobacco Control (Stivoro);
information provided by Ms. Trudy Prins, Stivoro.

³ Daily and occasional smoking among physicians registered with the General Practitioners Association;
Dekker, H.M. et al. (1993) Prevalence of smoking among physicians and medical students and the generaltion effect in the Netherlands. Soc Sci Med, 36(6), 817-822.

Deaths attributed to smoking ^*

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





Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1995 ^*



Source: Peto, Lopez et al, 1994 (update 1998)

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1995 *
	Males	Females	Total
Lung cancer	92.8 %	70.6 %	88.4 %
All Cancer	45.1 %	10.0 %	29.8 %
Vascular	20.5 %	5.3 %	12.9 %
Respiratory	56.5 %	22.8 %	41.3 %
All Other	13.7 %	4.7 %	8.7 %
All Causes	30.5 %	7.6 %	19.1 %
Source:	Peto, Lopez et al, 1994 (update 1998)

Total deaths from smoking, 1950-2000 ^*

Male	Female	Total
820,000	58,000	878,000

Pharmaceutical treatments for tobacco dependence ^*

Dosage form	Regulatory status	Comments
Nicotine gum	Pharmacy Only	Advertised
Nicotine Patch	Pharmacy Only	Advertised
Bupropion Tablet	Prescription Only Medicines	Advertised only to medical professionals

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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