REGIONAL FACT SHEET ON GENDER AND TOBACCO, 2010
Table 1. Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in selected Member States of
South-East Asia Region, by sex
Table 2. Prevalence of tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke and exposure to cigarette
advertisements in outdoor media among students aged 13-15 years in selected
Member States of the Region
Exposure to second-hand smoke in public places (%)
Year Number ofparticipants
Exposure to cigarette advertisements on billboards (%) Total Boys Girls
Bangladesh India Indonesia Myanmar Nepal
Sri Lanka
Thailand
15 + 15 - 49 15 + 15 + 15 - 64
15 - 64
15+
2009 2006 2004 2007 2007
2008
2009
44.7 33.3 63.1 33.3 35.5
29.8 1.5 1.6 4.5 15.0 15.0
0.4
26.4 38.0 – 31.8 31.2
1.3 12.1 27.9 9.9
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Source: Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), 2006-2009
Bangladesh
India Indonesia
Myanmar Nepal Sri Lanka Thailand Bhutan
Maldives
Timor Leste
2007 2009 2006 2009 2007 2007 2007 2007 2009 2009
Total Boys Girls Current any
tobacco use (%)
Total Boys Girls
6.9 18.8 13.7 22.5 5.9 15.3 9.4 9.1 11.7 –
9.1 27.6 16.8 41.0 8.5 22.5 13.0 12.4 17.4 –
5.1 11.6 9.4 6.2 3.4 8.2 5.3 5.8 6.0 –
47.1 58.6 43.7 81.6 65.4 51.2 49.5 66.5 68.0 42.2 59.4 40.3 85.0 68.0 46.4 47.3 65.9 67.6 61.3 66.7
38.7 59.7 35.6 87.9 70.6 42.1 44.7 65.1 67.1 56.0
73.5 79.2 69.5
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71.6 72.8 70.0 89.3 90.4 88.4 47.0 48.4 45.9 74.3 74.7 73.9 84.7 87.4 81.5 67.4 69.3 65.5
– – –
62.6 63.3 61.7
3113
12086 5077 3306 3118 2316 1764
1657 1835
Population Year Survey Smoking (%)
Male Female Male Female Smokeless (%)
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REGIONAL FACT SHEET ON GENDER AND TOBACCO, 2010
Table 1. Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in selected Member States of
South-East Asia Region, by sex
Table 2. Prevalence of tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke and exposure to cigarette
advertisements in outdoor media among students aged 13-15 years in selected
Member States of the Region
Exposure to second-hand smoke in public places (%)
Year Number ofparticipants
Exposure to cigarette advertisements on billboards (%) Total Boys Girls
Bangladesh India Indonesia Myanmar Nepal
Sri Lanka
Thailand
15 + 15 - 49 15 + 15 + 15 - 64
15 - 64
15+
2009 2006 2004 2007 2007
2008
2009
44.7 33.3 63.1 33.3 35.5
29.8 1.5 1.6 4.5 15.0 15.0
0.4
26.4 38.0 – 31.8 31.2
1.3 12.1 27.9 9.9
4.6
6.3 Global Adult Tobacco Survey
National Family Health Survey
National Socioeconomic Survey
Sentinel Tobacco Survey
WHO STEP wise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS)
WHO STEP wise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS)
Country
Source: Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), 2006-2009
Bangladesh
India Indonesia
Myanmar Nepal Sri Lanka Thailand Bhutan
Maldives
Timor Leste
2007 2009 2006 2009 2007 2007 2007 2007 2009 2009
Total Boys Girls Current any
tobacco use (%)
Total Boys Girls
6.9 18.8 13.7 22.5 5.9 15.3 9.4 9.1 11.7 –
9.1 27.6 16.8 41.0 8.5 22.5 13.0 12.4 17.4 –
5.1 11.6 9.4 6.2 3.4 8.2 5.3 5.8 6.0 –
47.1 58.6 43.7 81.6 65.4 51.2 49.5 66.5 68.0 42.2 59.4 40.3 85.0 68.0 46.4 47.3 65.9 67.6 61.3 66.7
38.7 59.7 35.6 87.9 70.6 42.1 44.7 65.1 67.1 56.0
73.5 79.2 69.5
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71.6 72.8 70.0 89.3 90.4 88.4 47.0 48.4 45.9 74.3 74.7 73.9 84.7 87.4 81.5 67.4 69.3 65.5
– – –
62.6 63.3 61.7
3113
12086 5077 3306 3118 2316 1764
1657 1835
Population Year Survey Smoking (%)
Male Female Male Female Smokeless (%)
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