Issues Zimbabwe

Tobacco harms the health, the treasury, and the spirit of Zimbabwe. Every year, more than 10300 of its people are killedby tobacco-caused disease. Still, more than 6000 children (10-14 years old) and 970000 adults (15+ years old) continueto use tobacco each day. Complacency in the face of the tobacco epidemic insulates the tobacco industry in Zimbabweand ensures that tobacco's death toll will grow every year. Tobacco control advocates must reach out to othercommunities and resources to strengthen their efforts and create change.

Adult Smoking (15+ Y.O.)

% using tobacco daily: 2015

Male

20.5More men smoke in Zimbabwe thanon average in low-HDI countries.

Female

1.3Even though fewer women smoke inZimbabwe than on average in low-HDI countries, there are still morethan 60700 women who smokecigarettes each day, making it anongoing and dire public health threat.

Children Smoking (10-14 Y.O.)

% using tobacco daily: 2015

Boys

0.7More boys smoke in Zimbabwe than onaverage in low-HDI countries.

Girls

0.03Even though fewer girls smoke inZimbabwe than on average in low-HDIcountries, there are still more than 200girls who smoke cigarettes each day,making it sign of an ongoing and direpublic health threat.

Deaths% caused by tobacco: 2016

Male

11.5More men die in Zimbabwe than onaverage in low-HDI countries.

Female

4.3More women die in Zimbabwe than onaverage in low-HDI countries.

Societal Harms

Although economic costs of smoking in Zimbabwe are notknown, the total economic cost of smoking globallyamounts to 2 trillion dollars, when adjusted for 2016purchasing power parity (PPP). This includes direct costsrelated to healthcare expenditures and indirect costsrelated to lost productivity due to early mortality andmorbidity.

Smokeless Tobacco% using tobacco daily: 2013

1 Even though fewer people use smokeless tobaccoon average in Zimbabwe than on average in low-HDI countries, 88700 people still currently usesmokeless tobacco, indicating an ongoing publichealth challenge, including heightened levels of oralcancers.

Industry

The combined revenues of the world's 6 largest tobaccocompanies in 2016 was more than USD 346 Billion,2231% larger than the Gross National Income ofZimbabwe. The industry is a powerful force that does notfear the actions of nation-states because of theirextensive resources and global market power.

Growing

There were 76618 metric tonsof tobacco produced inZimbabwe in 2014, with 0.49%of agricultural land devoted totobacco cultivation.

Production

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Solutions Zimbabwe

Current Policy in ZimbabweProtect from Smoke

All public places completely smoke-free isthe best practice

Smokefree

HealthCare Facilities Educational Facilities

Universities Government Facilities

Indoor Offices Restaurants

Pubs and Bars Public Transport

All Other Indoor PublicPlaces

Funds for SmokefreeEnforcement

Raise Taxes

WHO BenchmarkMinimum

70%of Retail Priceis Excise Tax

Zimbabwe

0.2286of Retail Priceis Excise Tax

Offer HelpNational quit line and both NRT and cessation-services cost-covered is the best practice

Quitting Resources NRT and/or some cessation services (at least one of which is cost-covered)

National Quitline No

Warn About the Dangers to Tobacco Users on Product PackagingA plain, standardized pack with a large health warning is the best practice

Type of Warning Label Text

Percent of Pack Covered 20%

Plain Packaging No

Warn About the Dangers to the Whole Population in a Media Campaign

Ran a National Anti-Tobacco Campaign in 2014 or 2016 No

Appropriate Characteristics

Part Of A Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program Not Applicable

Pre-Tested With The Target Audience Not Applicable

Target Audience Research Was Conducted Not Applicable

Aired On Television And/Or Radio Not Applicable

Utilized Media Planning Not Applicable

Earned Media/Public Relations Were Used To Promote The Campaign Not Applicable

Process Evaluation Was Used To Assess Implementation Not Applicable

Outcome Evaluation Was Used To Assess Effectiveness Not Applicable

Enforce Bans on AdvertisingBan on all forms of direct and indirect advertising is the best practice

Number of DirectAd Bans

0possible bans

Number ofIndirect Ad Bans

1possible bans

Ad Ban Compliance Percent

NotApplicable

Direct bans Indirect bans

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