Bloomberg Focus Countries in the Region - Thailand

NATIONAL BASIC FACTS ON TOBACCO

      36.9% of male and 2.7% of female adults (+15 years) smoke regularly (Total, 18.9%)[1]

      15.7% students (13-15 years) currently use any form of tobacco (Cigarette smoking 11.7%, other tobacco, 7.7%)[2]

      Nearly 42 thousands people die of tobacco related deaths annually ( 41,183 in 2004)

      Revenue collected from tobacco products annually in Thailand is 43,207 million baht. (2003) whilst costs on tobacco related diseases  are 45,550  million baht. (2003)

      Thailand is a party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

      Thailand has a comprehensive tobacco control legislation

[1] Health and Social Service Survey, 2005-06

[2] The Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2006.