Vietnam: Overview of Tobacco Control Legislation, Use and Taxation

doi:10.1596/31758

Publication:
Vietnam: Overview of Tobacco Control Legislation, Use and Taxation

dc.contributor.author	Marquez, Patricio V.
dc.contributor.author	Krasovsky, Konstantin
dc.contributor.author	Andreeva, Tatiana
dc.contributor.author	Isenman, Paul
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-31T19:48:47Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-31T19:48:47Z
dc.date.issued	2019-05-29
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818741559223994957/Vietnam-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-Use-and-Taxation-Country-Brief
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/31758
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/31758
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	TOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subject	TOBACCO USE
dc.subject	SMOKING
dc.subject	CIGARETTE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	TOBACCO TAX
dc.subject	PRICES
dc.title	Vietnam	en
dc.title.subtitle	Overview of Tobacco Control Legislation, Use and Taxation	en
dc.type	Brief	en
dc.type	Fiche	fr
dc.type	Resumen	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Vietnam
okr.date.disclosure	2019-05-30
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Brief
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818741559223994957/Vietnam-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-Use-and-Taxation-Country-Brief
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/31758
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	31117581
okr.identifier.report	137247
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818741559223994957/pdf/Vietnam-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-Use-and-Taxation-Country-Brief.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	Viet Nam
okr.sector	Health
okr.theme	Human development :: Injuries and non-communicable diseases
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Tobacco Use and Control
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.unit	HNP EAP Region (GHN02)