tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Norway

Health impact of tobacco use *


Annual cigarette consumption *




Smoking prevalence *

Smoking prevalence in Norway
Adult1 (16-74 year olds), 1998 Youth2 (11-15 year olds), 1997 Physicians3, 1993
Male 33.7 % Male 8 % Males 14%
Female 32.3 % Female 8 % Females 8 %

1 Daily cigarette smoking measured by the National Statistical Office of Norway;
National Council on Tobacco or Health. (1999). Tall om tobakk 1973-1998. Oslo: Rita Lindbak.

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 Daily smoking;
Aasland, O.G. et al. (1997). Leger som royker. Tidssker Nor Laegeforen, 117, 332-337.




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

90.0 %

50.0 %

78.6 %

All Cancer

24.5 %

6.5 %

16.2 %

Vascular

9.8 %

2.9 %

6.5 %

Respiratory

22.7 %

12.5 %

17.4 %

All Other

5.8 %

5.4 %

5.6 %

All Causes

13.8 %

4.4 %

9.2 %

Source:

 Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994



Total deaths from smoking, 1950-2000 *

Male Female Total
107,000 22,000 129,000



Pharmaceutical treatments for tobacco dependence *

Dosage form Regulatory status Comments
Nicotine gum Pharmacy Only Advertised
Nicotine Patch Pharmacy Only Advertised



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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