Tobacco Prevalence in Africa La Prévalence du Tabac en Afrique

Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) au Cameroun - Région du Centre (Ages 13-15)

L'enquête "Cameroun-GYTS" réalisée en 2008 permet de disposer des données sur le tabagisme chez les jeunes.

Ce document présente les résultats saillants obtenus sur une population de 2.724 jeunes âgés de 13 à 15 ans qui ont participé à l’étude.

15.2% des élèves ont déjà fumé une cigarette
(Garçon = 21.8 %, fille = 9.2 %)
31.2% ont expérimenté la cigarette avant l’âge de 10 ans (Garçon = 27.3%, Fille = 40.2%)
5.7% sont des fumeurs actuels de cigarettes
(Garçon = 8.8 %, Fille = 3.0 %)

Pour toute information complémentaire, contacter:
Pascal AWONO,  pm_awono@yahoo.fr

Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (GYTS) in Malawi (2005)

Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Malawi (Ages 13-15)
The Malawi GYTS was a school-based survey of students in standards 7, 8, and form 1 conducted in 2005.
A total of 2,957 students aged 13-15 participated in the Malawi GYTS.
For additional information,contact Esther Chaswa
email: camamalawi@hotmail.com

Prevalence
2.9% currently smoke cigarettes
(Boy = 3.8%, Girl = 2.2%)
17.1% currently use other tobacco products
(Boy = 17.1%, Girl = 17.1%)

Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (GYTS) in Nigeria-Abuja (2008)

Prevalence
12.0% of students had ever smoked cigarettes
Boy=15.1%, Girl=8.0%
15.4% currently use any tobacco product
Boy=19.2%, Girl=11.1%
3.5% currently smoke cigarettes
Boy=5.6%, Girl=1.3%
13.9% currently use other tobacco products
Boy=16.9%, Girl=10.7%
13.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (GYTS) in Zambia (2007)

Prevalence
24.2% of students had ever smoked cigarettes
Male = 27.9%, Female = 21.1%
30.7% currently use any tobacco product
Male = 32.7%, Female = 29.1%
13.5% currently smoke cigarettes
Male = 14.9%, Female = 12.5%
25.7% currently use other tobacco products
Male = 26.7%, Female = 24.8%
22.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

For additional information, please contact: Richard Zulu
e-mail: inesor@zamnet.zm

Highest and lowest prevalence for females (adolescents and adults) in ATSA countries

Prevalence in tobacco use for females in ATSA countries according to WHOSIS.
One can already notice some worrying trends for adolescent smoking

Adults                                  Adolescents         
1. Cameroon: 13.5%            1. Zambia: 25.6%  (+20)
2. Burkina: 11.2%                2. South Africa: 20%  (+11)
3. South Africa: 9.1%           3. Malawi: 17.9%  (+10)
4. Malawi: 6.2%                   4. Kenya: 14.5%  (+12)
5. Zambia: 5%                     5. Nigeria: 11.2%  (+10)
6. Tanzania: 4.3%               6. Ghana: 10.9%  (+10)
7. Kenya: 2.2%                    7. Senegal: 9.6%  (+8)
8. Senegal: 1.5%                 8. Burkina: 6.7%   (-5)
9. Eritrea: 1.2%                  9. Tanzania: 4.7%  (+0.4)
10. Nigeria: 1.2%               10. Eritrea: 4.6%  (+3.4)
11. Mauritius: 1.1%            11. Cameroon: 2.2% (-11)
12. Ghana: 0.8%                 No data for adolescents from Mauritius...

Highest and lowest prevalence for males (adolescents and adults) in ATSA countries

According to the numbers provided by WHOSIS here is a prevalence scale for males:

Adults                                    Adolescents 

1. Mauritius         35.7%        1. South Africa: 29%  (+1.5)
2. Cameroon        27.7%        2. Zambia: 25.7%  (+4)
3. South Africa     27.5%        3. Nigeria: 22.6%  (+9.6)
4. Kenya              27.1%         4. Senegal: 20.4% (+0.6)
5. Tanzania         24.8%          5. Burkina: 19.9% (-2.1)
6. Malawi            23.7%          6. Malawi: 19.1%  (-4.6)
7. Burkina           22%             7. Kenya: 14.9%  (-12.2)
8. Zambia           21.7%           8. Cameroon: 12.6% (-15.1)
9. Senegal          19.8%            9. Ghana: 11.6% (+1.4)
10. Eritrea         16.9%           10. Tanzania: 8.7% (-16.1)
11. Nigeria         13%              11. Eritrea: 7.8% (-9.1)
12. Ghana           10.2%