2021-12-15-世界卫生组织-Tobacco_Nepal_2021_country_profile_10页_362kb

MONITORING

• Tobacco use prevalence surveys are conducted; youth surveys are representative and recent.
• Age-standardized tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking prevalence data available for 2019 (Male: 49.5%, 29.3% daily; Female: 14.0%, 7.1% daily; Both: 31.7%, 18.2% daily).

SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS (Compliance score 10/10 where possible)

• Cigarettes retail price is relatively high (NPR 50.00 for low-cost, 280.00 for premium pack of 20 cigarettes).
• High taxes (27% of retail price) and prices make cigarettes less affordable (21.90% of GDP per capita needed to purchase 100 packs in 2020).
• Strong evidence of tobacco advertising/promotion/spONSORship bans.

CESSATION PROGRAMMES

• Nepal has a National Quit Line (phone-based support available).
• Treatment for tobacco dependence available at health and educational facilities but not universally accessible, and not covered by national health insurance.

HEALTH WARNINGS

• Cigarette packages must have health warnings covering at least 90% of principal display areas with specific requirements fulfilled (e.g., photographs, non-obscuring information).
• Package labelling prohibits misleading terms or signs indicating harm reduction.

MASS MEDIA

• No effective anti-tobacco mass media campaigns reported between July 2018 and June 2020 by government bodies.

TAXATION

• Cigarettes constitute a significant portion of retail price (27%). Excise revenue supports a health tax fund.
• High prices and taxes contribute to lower affordability.

Additional Information

• Ratified WHO FCTC on 7 November 2006. Government tobacco control program exists (budget ~5,000,000 NPR/year).
• Annual tobacco tax revenue (2019): ~ NPR 18.5 billion.
• Subnational laws on smoke-free environments and advertising bans are covered by national legislation.
• National agency for tobacco control exists.
• Affordability has decreased since 2010, making cigarettes less expensive.