Indonesia: Tobacco burden global.tobaccofreekids.orgAugust 2013

INDONESIAIndonesia has not ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

TOBACCO BURDEN FACTS

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TOBACCO CONSUMPTIONTobacco use is rising in Indonesia.

• Thereareover61milliontobaccousersinIndonesia.1

• Overone-third(36%)ofIndonesiansusetobaccoinsmokingand/orsmokelessform.2

• 67%ofmalessmoke.Whilefemaleratesarelow(4.5%),theyareexpectedtorise.3

• Amongyouth(age13-15),20%smokecigarettes(boys41%;girls3.5%).4

• 78%ofsmokersstartbeforeage19,5andone-thirdofstudentsreporttryingtheirfirstcigarettebeforetheageof10.6

• ThemajorityofsmokersinIndonesia(90%)usekreteks,cloveflavoredcigarettes.7

HEALTH CONSEQUENCESTobacco use is deadly. Smoking kills up to half of all lifetime users.8

• InIndonesia,smokingkillsatleast225,000peopleannually.9

• Morethan97millionIndonesiannon-smokersareregularlyexposedtosecondhandsmoke.10

• 78%ofyouth(age13-15)areexposedtosecondhandsmokeinpublicplaces,and69%ofyouthareexposedtosecondhandsmokeathome.11

COSTS TO SOCIETYTobacco exacts a high cost on society.

• InIndonesia,healthcarecostsattributedtotobacco-relatedillnessesamountto11trillionIDReachyear(1.2billionUSD).12

• Losteconomicopportunitiesinhighlypopulated,developingcountriesareseverebecausehalfofalltobaccorelateddeathsoccurduringtheprimeproductiveyears(30-69years).13

• In2005,Indonesianhouseholdswithsmokersspent11.5%oftheirhouseholdincomeontobaccoproductscomparedto11%spentonfish,meat,eggsandmilkcombined,3.2%oneducationand2.3%onhealth.14

• Smokingalsoresultsincostsassociatedwithfiredamageanddamagetotheenvironmentfromthemanufacturingandpackagingoftobaccoproducts.

Prevalence of tobacco usein Indonesia (2011)1

PERCENTAGE OFTOBACCO USERS

total population

adult males

adult females

100%

36.1%

67.4%

4.5%

Income spent by category in households with smokers,

in Indonesia (2005)1

tobacco products11.5%

fish, meateggs, and milk

11%education

3.2%health2.3%

Tobacco use among youth (age 13–15), in Indonesia (2009)4

other72%

smoked cigarettesother tobacco products

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