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Tobacco and Public Health - TCSC Indonesia

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268<br />

TOBACCO IN AFRICA: MORE THAN A HEALTH THREAT<br />

countries like Mauritius <strong>and</strong> South Africa <strong>and</strong> least in low-income countries such as<br />

Ethiopia <strong>and</strong> Guinea-Bissau (World Bank 2001).<br />

It is estimated that about 21 per cent of adults in the region smoke cigarettes, compared<br />

to a global average of 33%. The prevalence of smoking is relatively low mainly because few<br />

women smoke cigarettes. Smoking prevalence appears to be highest in Nairobi (Kenya),<br />

Conakry (Guinea), <strong>and</strong> Namibia with high proportions of both men <strong>and</strong> women smoking.<br />

In several countries (Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria) fewer than<br />

2% of women report that they smoke, while more than half of all men smoke in Tanzania,<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Guinea, Namibia, <strong>and</strong> Kenya (World Bank 2000) (Fig. 15.2).<br />

Cigarettes per annum<br />

2000<br />

1800<br />

1600<br />

1400<br />

1200<br />

1000<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

0<br />

Ethiopia<br />

Guinea-Bissau<br />

Mozambique<br />

Series1 GDP US$<br />

Cc<br />

DRCongo<br />

Malawi<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />

Gambia<br />

Ghana<br />

Tanzania<br />

Madagascar<br />

Nigeria<br />

Zimbabwe<br />

Zambia<br />

Mauritania<br />

Fig. 15.1 Cigarette consumption per adult <strong>and</strong> GDP per capita, 1999.<br />

per cent<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Females Males<br />

Fig. 15.2 Smoking prevalence by gender in selected countries.<br />

Sierra Leone<br />

Angola<br />

Kenya<br />

Togo<br />

Cote d'Ivoire<br />

Cameroon<br />

Senegal<br />

South Africa<br />

Mauritius<br />

4000<br />

3500<br />

3000<br />

2500<br />

2000<br />

1500<br />

1000<br />

500<br />

0<br />

US $ per annum<br />

Rw<strong>and</strong>a ('92/4)<br />

Ethiopia ('95)<br />

Burundi ('96)<br />

Nigeria ('98)<br />

Burkina Faso ('92)<br />

Malawi ('96)<br />

DRC ('98)<br />

Swazil<strong>and</strong> ('94)<br />

Zimbabwe ('93)<br />

Zambia ('90)<br />

Seychelles ('94)<br />

Lesotho ('92)<br />

Niger (n/a)<br />

South Africa ('98)<br />

Cote d'Ivoire ('97)<br />

Algeria ('97/8)<br />

Mauritius ('98)<br />

Tanzania ('96)<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a ('95)<br />

Guinea ('98)<br />

Namibia ('94)<br />

Kenya ('95)

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