Lao People Facts

18.0%

Male Deaths Estimates

% due to tobacco, 2004

14.0%

Female Deaths Estimates

% due to tobacco, 2004

43.2%

Youth exposed to secondhand
smoke in the home

% Ages 13-15

435

Per Capita Cigarette Consumption

46.8%

Male Current Cigarette Use

Male Current Cigarette Use Male Age Standardized (or country specific data), % 2009

2.9%

Female Current Cigarette Use

Female Current Cigarette Use Female Age Standardized (or country specific data), % 2009

10.2%

Boys’ Current Cigarette Use

% Ages 13-15

0.7%

Girls’ Current Cigarette Use

% Ages 13-15

$3M

Direct Costs of Smoking

in USD

$1.4

Cigarette Prices

per pack in USD

2.73B

Production

in pieces

20.4%

Excise Tax as percent
of Cigarette Price