tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Turkmenistan

Health impact of tobacco use *


Annual cigarette consumption *




Smoking prevalence *

Smoking prevalence in Turkmenistan
Adult1 (15 years+), 1990
Male 27 %
Female 1 %

1 Regular daily smoking;
Piha, T. et al. (1993). Tobacco or health. World Health Stat Q, 46(3), 188-194.




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

81.8 %

0.0 %

67.8 %

All Cancer

2.2 %

2.7 %

2.4 %

Vascular

11.6 %

0.0 %

5.6 %

Respiratory

8.7 %

0.0 %

4.8 %

All Other

2.4 %

0.0 %

1.4 %

All Causes

9.1 %

0.0 %

4.9 %

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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