cigarette consumption in sri lanka
Cigarettes are smoked by over 1 billion people, which is nearly 20% of the world's population in 2014. In 2010, the female smoking rate was around 0.5 percent. This means that when prices go up by 10 percent, consumption drops by only 5 percent. This is a list of countries by annual per capita consumption of tobacco cigarettes. Given the current taxing system in Sri Lanka, only cigarette consumption can … About 800 million of these smokers are men. There are no restrictions on use or advertising, promotion and sponsorship of e-cigarettes. In 2016, the proportion of adult females who smoked in Sri Lanka was around 0.3 percent. Thus far, however, government policy on taxing tobacco products has been restricted to taxing cigarettes and pipe tobacco (see Table 14 and the accompanying discussion on taxation of tobacco products). use and tobacco smoking in Sri Lanka which is also known as “SPOT Survey” since 1998. This statistic shows the prevalence of smoking for females in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2016. This report presents the findings of the trend survey conducted on tobacco smoking in July, 2018. Morais said that Sri Lanka was becoming a hotspot for illicit cigarettes, which accounted for more than 15 percent of cigarette consumption in Sri Lanka, while Colombage added that a lower-than-projected revenue from cigarette taxes was an indicator of the existence of a massive illicit market. ADIC trend surveys uses a multi staged sample design to include a representative male population above 15 years in Sri Lanka. The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act, passed in 2006, is the law governing tobacco control in Sri Lanka. According to the WHO, significant increases in tobacco taxes are the best means of controlling tobacco consumption. Accurate data, regarding alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka is scarce (De Silva et al, 2009). These measures have decreased the tobacco incidence in Sri Lanka, but tobacco consumption remains high, with 29.4 percent of males being smokers in 2015. Tobacco smoking is negligible among women in Sri Lanka … ... Sri Lanka: 254.6 143 Roadmap to Tobacco Control Legislation. SRI LANKA JAMAICA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MALAYSIA SAUDI ARABIA CHINA LAO PDR VIET NAM THAILAND INDIA BANGLADESH ISL. Research has repeatedly shown, both in Sri Lanka, and internationally, that the price elasticity for cigarettes is less than 1 – the available research places it at around -0.5. Implementing these recommendations will result in Sri Lanka’s government revenue from cigarettes increasing by Rs 37 billion by 2023; cigarette consumption reducing from one billion sticks by 2023; and prevention of 140,000 premature deaths from cigarette consumption in the future. The retail sale of e-cigarettes is prohibited. To study on beedi consumption in Sri Lanka To make an comparison of beedi and cigarrets smoking in Sri Lanka 1.4 Study approach This is a more qualitative study which has carried out for seven districts in Sri Lanka exploring the beedi consumption. The new report ‘Elasticity Estimates for Cigarettes in Sri Lanka’ is authored by Dr. Nisha Arunathilake, Harini Weerasekera and Chamini Thilanka, and is part of a series of IPS research focusing on health and education.