tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Ukraine

Health impact of tobacco use *


Annual cigarette consumption *




Smoking prevalence *

Smoking prevalence in Ukraine
Adult1 (20-59 year olds), 1995 Youth2 (15 year olds), 1995
Male 48.5 % Male 5.5 %
Female 20.5 % Female 9.8 %

1 Current smoking;
Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC). (1997). Tobacco or health in Ukraine. Kiev.

2 Smoking 6-10 cigarettes in the last 30 days;
information provided by K.S. Krasovsky, Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC).




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

92.1 %

47.4 %

84.6 %

All Cancer

48.4 %

5.2 %

29.5 %

Vascular

24.3 %

3.1 %

11.6 %

Respiratory

71.5 %

31.3 %

55.4 %

All Other

8.7 %

1.8 %

5.5 %

All Causes

27.9 %

4.3 %

15.5 %

Source:

 Peto, Lopez et al, 1992, 1994



Pharmaceutical treatments for tobacco dependence *

Dosage form Comments
Nicotine Replacement Products According to WHO/EURO Tobacco Questionnaire 1996/1997, products are readily available



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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