PHASE 2 (GROUP 2 QUESTIONS) OF THE REPORTING INSTRUMENT UNDER THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL 1. ORIGIN OF THE REPORT 1.1 NAME OF CONTRACTING PARTY MALAYSIA 1.2 Information on national contact responsible for preparation of the report: Name and title of contact officer DR. ZARIHAH BINTI MOHD ZAIN Full name of institution DISEASE CONTROL DIVISION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA Mailing address LEVEL 6, BLOCK E10, PARCEL E, 62590 PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA Telephone number 603-88834122 Fax number 603-88886277 E-mail [email protected] 1.3 Signature of government official submitting the report: Name and title of officer DR. ZARIHAH BINTI MOHD ZAIN Full name of institution DISEASE CONTROL DIVISION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA Mailing address LEVEL 6, BLOCK E10, PARCEL E, 62590 PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA. Telephone number 603-88834122 Fax number 603-88886277 E-mail [email protected] Web page www.moh.gov.my 1.4 Period of reporting January 2008 - December 2010 1.5 Date the report was submitted 15 December 2010 2. TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AND RELATED HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS (with reference to Articles 19.2(a), 20.2, 20.3(a), 20.4(c) as well as Articles 6.2(a), 6.2(b), 6.3, 15.4, 15.5 and 17 as referred to in the respective subsections) 2.1 PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE 2.1.1 Smoking prevalence in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered, e.g. 15 years old and over, 18-64 years; see 2.1.1.2) Prevalence (%) Average number of the most- (please include all smoking consumed smoking tobacco tobacco products in product used per day prevalence data) MALES Current smokers 46.40 % 12.30 Daily smokers % Occasional smokers % Former smokers 11.00 % Never smokers % FEMALES Current smokers 1.60 % 8.70 Daily smokers % Occasional smokers % Former smokers 0.90 % Never smokers % TOTAL (males and females) Current smokers 21.50 % 12.10 Daily smokers % Occasional smokers % Former smokers 5.40 % Never smokers % 2.1.1.1 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.1: Cigarette 2.1.1.2 Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question 2.1.1 refer: 18 and above 2.1.1.3 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.1: 2006, National Health and Morbidity Survey 2.1.1.4 Please provide the definitions of “current smoker”, “daily smoker”, “occasional smoker”, “former smoker” and “never smoker” used in this report. "current smoker" - Respondent who report to have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in lifetime and smoke daily or some days in the past one month. "former (ex-) smoker" - Respondent who reported to have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in lifetime but not smoking in the past one month preceeding the survey 2.1.1.5 Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smoking prevalence in the adult population in the past three years or since submission of your last report. No new national prevalence survey was done since the last one in 2006, thus the trend in smoking prevalence since the submission of the last report 3 years ago cannot be determined 2.1.2 Smoking prevalence in the adult population (by age groups) (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g. 25-34, 35-44 years) Age group Prevalence (%) (adults) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) MALES Current % smokers 1 % Add age group % % % FEMALES Current % smokers 1 % Add age group % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current 18-19 22.10 % smokers 1 20-24 27.00 % Add age group 25-29 25.50 % 30-34 26.60 % 35-39 24.00 % 40-44 22.5 % 45-49 21.0 % 50-54 19.80 % 1 Please provide here data on either all current smokers or daily smokers only, whichever is available. 55-59 20.1 % 60-64 20.7 % 65-69 17.8 % 70-74 184 % 75-79 12.5 % 80+ 17.70 % 2.1.2.1 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.2: Cigarette 2.1.2.2 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.2: 2006, National Health Morbidity Survey 2.1.2.3 Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current smoking prevalence by age group in the past three years or since submission of your last report, if data are available. No available data 2.1.3 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered in 2.1.3.2, e.g. 15 years old and over, 18–64 years; see 2.1.3.2) Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) MALES Current users 0.50 % Daily users % Occasional users % Former users % Never users % FEMALES Current users 3.10 % Daily users % Occasional users % Former users % Never users % TOTAL (males and females) Current users 0.60 % Daily users % Occasional users % Former users % Never users % 2.1.3.1 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.3: Chewed tobacco 2.1.3.2 Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question 2.1.3 refer: 18 and above 2.1.3.3 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.3: 2006, National Health and Morbidity Survey 2.1.3.4 Please provide the definitions of “current user”, “daily user”, “occasional user”, “former user” and “never user” (of smokeless tobacco products) used in this report in the space below. "current user" - Respondent who reported to use chewed tobacco daily or some days in the past 1 month 2.1.3.5 Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smokeless tobacco use in the adult population in the past three years or since submission of your last report. No dat available for comparison 2.1.4 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (current users) by age group (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g. 25-34, 35-44 years) Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) MALES Current users 2 % Add age group % % % % FEMALES Current users 2 % Add age group % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current users 2 18 - 19 0.30 % Add age group 20 - 24 0.50 % 25 - 29 0.90 % 30 - 34 0.20 % 35 - 39 0.50 % 2 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 2.1.4.1 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.4: chewed tobacco 2.1.4.2 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.4: 2006, National Health and Morbidity Survey 2.1.4.3 Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current use of smokeless tobacco by adult age groups in the past three years or since submission of your last report. No data available for comparison 2.1.5 Tobacco use by ethnic group(s) Ethnic Prevalence (%) group(s) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Males Females Total (males and females) Current Malay % % 24.00 % users 3 Chinese % % 16.20 % Add ethnic group Indian % % 13.70 % Other Bumis % % 24.80 % Others % % 23.80 % 2.1.5.1 Please indicate the tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.5: Cigarette 2.1.5.2 Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question 2.1.5 refer: 18 and above 2.1.5.3 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.5: 2006, National Health Morbidity Survey 3 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 2.1.6 Tobacco use by young persons Age range Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Smoking tobacco Smokeless Other tobacco tobacco (e.g. water pipe) Boys Current 13-15 30.90 % % % users 4 % % % Add youth group % % % % % % % % % Girls Current 13-15 5.30 % % % users 4 % % % Add youth group % % % % % % % % % TOTAL (boys and girls) Current 13-15 18.20 % % % users 4 % % % Add youth group % % % % % % % % % 2.1.6.1 Please indicate the tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.6: Cigarette 4 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 1 2.1.6.2 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.6: 2009, Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS Malaysia) 2.1.6.3 Please provide the definition of “current smoking/tobacco use” used to answer question 2.1.6 in the space below. "current smoker" - Student who answered '1 or more days' to the question. "During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?" 2.1.6.4 Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in tobacco use by young persons in the past three years or since submission of your last report. When compared with findings of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey done in 2003, there seem to be a slight decline in the overall prevalence of current cigarette smoker from 20.2% to 18.2% 2.2 EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE 2.2.1 Do you have any data on exposure to tobacco smoke in your population? Yes No 2.2.2 If you answered “Yes” to question 2.2.1, please provide details in the space below (e.g.