| Summary: | Many forms of tobacco are used (in
varying proportions) in the different regions of Afghanistan
– most commonly cigarettes, chelam and snuff. The
Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey 2015, published in
2017, provides insight into tobacco consumption across the
country and allows a comprehensive analysis of some of its
patterns. Generational differences in the forms of tobacco
used may decrease or even disappear as younger generations
grow older. As urbanization increases, cigarettes could be
the main tobacco product used in the country in coming
years. Almost 60 percent of male smokers consumed 10 or more
cigarettes per day in 2015 (the number that indicates an
addiction). Rates of tobacco use and cigarette smoking are
higher in many of the provinces thatare close to
Afghanistan’s borders. As the country is not a significant
tobacco producer, additional research is needed to learn
whether higher tobacco use in these provinces is influenced
by the illicit trade with neighboring countries.
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