2021-12-15-世界卫生组织-Tobacco_Sweden_2021_country_profile_10页_378kb

Sweden's Tobacco Control Efforts According to WHO 2021 Report

• MPOWER Compliance: Sweden demonstrates high compliance in several areas, including comprehensive smoke-free environment laws, bans on direct tobacco advertising, and taxation policies, with scores of 10/10 for some measures. However, there is compliance trend data indicating cigarettes have become less affordable between 2010 and 2020, affecting public health.

• Tobacco Use Prevalence: As of 2020, adult male tobacco use prevalence (any tobacco) is 30.7%, decreasing to male current daily smoking at 9.0%. Female prevalence is lower, at 19.2% and 9.5% respectively. For adolescents, rates are low, with recent surveys showing minimal use, but cessation support is available partially.

• Smoke-Free Environments: Laws ensure complete absence of smoking in public places, with subnational jurisdictions not allowing additional restrictions. Enforcement includes fines for establishments, contributing to high compliance.

• Cessation Programmes: Sweden has a toll-free quit line, and while nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cessation services exist with partial cost coverage, full coverage and support are not universally available.

• Health Warnings: Legal requirements for health warnings on cigarette and tobacco packages cover 65-100% of principal display areas, include required elements like photos or specifics, and rotate warnings. No plain packaging required.

• Mass Media Campaigns: The government implemented national anti-tobacco campaigns in 2018-2020, including evaluations and media use, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control program.

• Advertising Bans: Direct advertising is banned on TV, radio, print, and outdoor platforms, with compliance scoring 10/10. Some indirect promotion and sponsorship restrictions apply partially.

• Taxation: High taxes on cigarettes (taxes account for over 68% of retail price in Sweden), reducing affordability, which worsened from the taxation baseline in 2010, impacting smoking rates negatively.

Overall, Sweden has robust tobacco control policies under the MPOWER framework, but affordability issues and incomplete policy coverage in cessation services pose challenges.