Smoking Statistics In Malaysia
Deputy health minister datuk seri dr hilmi yahaya said 50 per cent of smokers are above 30 years old.
Smoking statistics in malaysia. An estimated five million malaysians or 22 8 per cent of the population are smokers according to the national health and morbidity survey nhms. Cigarette smoking accounts for 25 of all deaths in malaysia with smoking related deaths being among the top killers. Tobacco likely to face a further decline as consumers become increasingly health conscious.
Purchase the smoking tobacco in malaysia country report as part of our smoking tobacco market research for august 2016. The prevalence of current smoking among adult males in 2006 in malaysia is 46 5 95 ci. On the one hand smoking prevalence and the actual number of cigarettes smokers is expected to decline over the forecast period with this likely to put further pressure on volume sales.
About 50 of malaysian men 18 years and above smoke. The rates are age standardized. Every year more than 27200 of its people are killed by tobacco caused disease.
Is there any data on the impact of smoking in malaysia. Tobacco faces an uncertain future in malaysia. The mortality rate of ischemic heart disease is 10 18 per 100 000 population and 2 26 for malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus and lungs ministry of health 2002.
Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non daily basis. Euromonitor international is the leading provider of strategic market research reports. 45 5 47 4 which was 3 0 lower than a decade ago 18the prevalence of current smoking among both male and female malaysian adults aged 15 years and above is 23 1 19 20and is highest in those aged 21 30 years old 21there has been several series on nationwide surveys in malaysia starting with the national health and morbidity survey in 1986 nhms i nhms ii in 1996 and nhms iii in 2006.
It excludes smokeless tobacco use. About 20 teenagers smoke. Tobacco harms the health the treasury and the spirit of malaysia.
Still more than 44000 children 10 14 years old and 4528000 adults 15 years old continue to use tobacco each day. Malaysia smoking rate for 2015 was 21 80 a 0 2 decline from 2014. Malaysia smoking rate for 2016 was 21 50 a 0 3 decline from 2015.