Regional Fact Sheets
World No Tobacco Day 2011
26 May 2011
Key messages
Tobacco use is one of the biggest contributors to the epidemic of noncommunicable disease in the Western Pacific Region.
Of the World Health Organization's six regions, the Western P...
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Women and tobacco
27 May 2010
FACT SHEET FOR WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2010
Empower and protect women from tobacco marketing and smoke
Women are at great risk
Tobacco companies are spending heavily on alluring marketing campaigns ...
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Cigarette pack covered by health warnings / national taxes
9 December 2009
Country
Percentage of principle display area mandated to be covered by health warnings (average of front and back)
National taxes and retail price for a pack of 20 cigarettes (in US doll...
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Smoke-free public places
9 December 2009
Country
Indoor offices
Restaurants
Pubs and bars
Public transport
Australia
No
No
No
No
Brunei Darussalam
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Cambodia
No
No...
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Tobacco smoking among women in the Western Pacific Region
09 December 2009
Prevalence (%)
Nauru: 50
Samoa: 41
Lao People's Democratic Republic: 40
Tonga: 39
Cook Islands: 38
Tuvalu: 37
Philippines: 33
China: 32
Republic of Korea: 30
Vanuatu: 29
Cambodia: 28
Ja...
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Breaking the Net
31 May 2008
The earlier youngsters are trapped in the marketing net of the tobacco industry, the more difficult it is for them to quit. Approximately half a billion [1] children and youth aged 6-23 years old are ...
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Stop the untruths, WHO tells the tobacco industry
29 May 2007
Smoking and other forms of tobacco use are the second biggest cause of death in the world.
Smoking is the world’s single biggest preventable cause of death.
Tobacco claims 4.9 million lives a yea...
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The facts about smoking and health
30 May 2006
Global
Smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of death.
Tobacco claims 4.9 million lives a year, and if the present consumption patterns continue, the number of deaths will increase by 2...
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Tobacco smoke pollution
20 April 2005
How many people are exposed to tobacco smoke pollution?
Worldwide, people from all countries and cultures are exposed to tobacco smoke pollution, also known as second-hand smoke (SHS) and environment...
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Smoking Statistics
28 May 2002
About a third of the male adult global population smokes.
Smoking related-diseases kill one in 10 adults globally, or cause four million deaths. By 2030, if current trends continue, smoking will k...
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Tobacco Advertising in Asia
23 May 2002
In Malaysia, tobacco companies have got around advertising restrictions by setting up companies offering other "products", such as Kent Tours, Peter Stuyvestant Travel and Marlboro clothing. The...
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Tobacco
Tobacco use is a major contributor to the Western Pacific Region’s disease burden. In both developed and developing countries within the Region, tobacco consumption causes or aggravates several chroni...
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