tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Tajikistan

tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Tajikistan

Health impact of tobacco use *

Smoking prevalence ^*

Smoking prevalence in Tajikistan

Youth¹ , 1990's

All youth 28.5 %

¹ Cigarette smoking in the early 1990's among youth who have left school in the capital city;
WHO. (1997). Tobacco or health: a global status report. Geneva.

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

72.1 %

0.0 %

36.5 %

All Cancer

16.7 %

0.0 %

9.1 %

Vascular

6.4 %

0.0 %

3.3 %

Respiratory

7.5 %

0.0 %

4.6 %

All Other

1.5 %

0.0 %

0.9 %

All Causes

5.5 %

0.0 %

2.9 %

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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Smoking prevalence in Tajikistan
Youth¹ , 1990's
All youth	28.5 %

Proportion of deaths attributed to smoking, 1990 ^*
	Males	Females	Total
Lung cancer	72.1 %	0.0 %	36.5 %
All Cancer	16.7 %	0.0 %	9.1 %
Vascular	6.4 %	0.0 %	3.3 %
Respiratory	7.5 %	0.0 %	4.6 %
All Other	1.5 %	0.0 %	0.9 %
All Causes	5.5 %	0.0 %	2.9 %
Source:	Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994