Vietnam : Overview of Tobacco Control Legislation, Use and Taxation
This country brief presents an overview of current tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation policy in Vietnam. Data and information were collected from different sources. The brief is intended to serve as the context for complementary assessm...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818741559223994957/Vietnam-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-Use-and-Taxation-Country-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31758 |
| Summary: | This country brief presents an overview
of current tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation
policy in Vietnam. Data and information were collected from
different sources. The brief is intended to serve as the
context for complementary assessments on different aspects
of tobacco taxation in the country to be shared with
government teams and other national and international
stakeholders. Vietnam is a party of Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control, and its legislation contains several
effective measures aimed to curb the tobacco epidemic. There
is a growing consensus in the country about the need for the
government to strengthen tobacco control to protect the
population from health risks associated with tobacco use.
However, the state-ownership of tobacco industry poses a
major paradox within the government that benefits from the
manufacturing of tobacco products and is also responsible
for controlling tobacco consumption.The prevalence of
smoking is high, especially among men. Although it was the
highest in the world in the 1990, it has substantially
declined since that period. However, over 35 percent of men
are still regular cigarette smokers. While fewer than 2
percent of women smoke, women and children are exposed to
high levels of second-hand smoke at home and in public
places, and this exposure also harms and kills. It is
estimated that 40,000 people are dying prematurely each year
in Vietnam from tobacco-related diseases. In Vietnam, as in
other countries across the world, smoking-related illnesses
cost millions of dollars each year, both in terms of direct
medical costs and productivity losses, imposing a heavy
economic toll on households and governments. |
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