Smoking Statistics In Malaysia 2019
This statistic shows the sales value of manufactured tobacco products in malaysia from 2012 to 2019.
Smoking statistics in malaysia 2019. Infographic on principal causes of death malaysia 2014. Tobacco product use among middle and high school students united states 2011 2018 february 5 2019 vol. The office of chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia 5 december 2016 contact person. It probably was only a matter of time before it happened so with these new rules coming into place and probably stricter.
2 2019 according to the control of tobacco products amendment regulations 2018 which were issued in december. With the increased taxes on tobacco products coming up in november 2018 as well as a ban on smoking at all eateries coming up in 2019 it looks like malaysia is following our neighbours like singapore and thailand suit in tightening our smoking laws and regulations. 68 08 vital signs. Since january 1995 showing cigarette packaging in.
Selling of cigarettes to persons under the age of 18 has been forbidden since may 14 1994. In 2019 it was joined by british american tobacco malaysia berhad with its glo brand of tobacco heating devices and neo heated tobacco. Malaysia has become the largest consumer of illegal cigarettes in the world with over 12 billion sticks sold last year according to a study by research house nielson and the. In 2019 the sales value of manufactured tobacco products in malaysia was approximately 1 34.
Smoking in malaysia was first dealt with in legislation requiring a general warning message on all malaysian cigarette packaging in 1976. Tobacco advertising was outlawed in 2003. Ho mei kei public relation officer corporate and user services division department of statistics malaysia tel. Smoking bans in public places started to be implemented in the 1980s.
Ban on smoking in malaysian eateries takes effect straits times jan. 68 early release. 1 1 tobacco control in malaysia 13 1 1 1 burden of tobacco control in malaysia 13 1 1 2 legislation for tobacco control in malaysia 14 1 1 3 mthe national strategic plan for tobacco control 2015 2019 14 2 objectives 15 3 methodology 16 3 1 study population 16 3 2 sampling design 16 3 3 questionnaire 16. Smoking in all restaurants coffeeshops and hawker centres even open air eateries nationwide is banned in malaysia starting from jan 1 2019.