Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga

Tonga has experienced a high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. Data indicate the continuing rise of four major NCDs -cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer,and respiratory diseases – as the leading causes of prema...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Nuku'alofa, Tonga 2019
Subjects:	EXCISE TAX NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE SIN TAX TOBACCO TAX PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOOD TAX ALCOHOL TAX TAXATION ILLICIT TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseases-Lessons-from-Tonga http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32063

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spelling	okr-10986-320632021-09-16T14:27:26Z Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga World Bank EXCISE TAX NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE SIN TAX TOBACCO TAX PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOOD TAX ALCOHOL TAX TAXATION ILLICIT TRADE Tonga has experienced a high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. Data indicate the continuing rise of four major NCDs -cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer,and respiratory diseases – as the leading causes of premature death and disability. According to latest data, NCDs accounted for four out of five leading causes of mortality in Tonga, and 99.9 percent of Tongan adults aged 25–64 are at moderate to high risk of developing an NCD. The increase in behavioral-related risk factors such as smoking, poor diet (e.g. high in sugar, salt, trans-fat and saturated fat, and low in fruit, vegetables, legumes, fish etc.), harmful alcohol intake, and physical inactivity are acknowledged as the major contributing factors to the rise in NCDs in Tonga. According to its 2012 STEPS Survey, Tonga has one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity (≥25 kg/ 2019-07-11T17:02:54Z 2019-07-11T17:02:54Z 2019-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseases-Lessons-from-Tonga http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32063 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Tonga
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description	Tonga has experienced a high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. Data indicate the continuing rise of four major NCDs -cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer,and respiratory diseases – as the leading causes of premature death and disability. According to latest data, NCDs accounted for four out of five leading causes of mortality in Tonga, and 99.9 percent of Tongan adults aged 25–64 are at moderate to high risk of developing an NCD. The increase in behavioral-related risk factors such as smoking, poor diet (e.g. high in sugar, salt, trans-fat and saturated fat, and low in fruit, vegetables, legumes, fish etc.), harmful alcohol intake, and physical inactivity are acknowledged as the major contributing factors to the rise in NCDs in Tonga. According to its 2012 STEPS Survey, Tonga has one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity (≥25 kg/
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title	Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga
title_short	Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga
title_full	Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga
title_fullStr	Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga
title_full_unstemmed	Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga
title_sort	using taxation to address noncommunicable diseases : lessons from tonga
publisher	World Bank, Nuku'alofa, Tonga
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseases-Lessons-from-Tonga http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32063
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Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga

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