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The number of cigarette smokers in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by A. Sayo at 03:37 PM on Mar 28, 2023.
Purpose: For academic research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2018 - 03/28/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-928914742327

Sayo 03:37 PM, Mar 28, 2023 

Hello! I would like to request for information regarding:

1) The number of cigarette smokers in the Philippines per region
2) The number of cigarette smokers who went through smoking cessation program in the Philippines, per region
3) The number of cigarette smokers who successfully quitted smoking in the Philippines

Nisperos 02:02 PM, Apr 12, 2023 

April 12, 2023

Dear Aghia Sayo,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Mar 28, 2023 03:37:50 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The number of cigarette smokers in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

Global Adult Tobacco Survey
https://psa.gov.ph/gats-index

17.3 Million Filipino Adults are Current Tobacco Smokers (Final Results from the 2009 Global Adult Tobacco Survey)
https://psa.gov.ph/content/173-million-filipino-adults-are-current-tobacco-smokers-final-results-2009-global-adult

National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)
https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-demographic-and-health-survey-ndhs

2017 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey Final Report
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/PHILIPPINE%20NATIONAL%20DEMOGRAPHIC%20AND%20HEALTH%20SURVEY%202017_new.pdf
Note: You may refer to Table 3.10 Tobacco smoking

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well­being for all at all ages
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/?tablelist=true&rxid=d2cabba4-8a65-469e-84dd-d12149388237

3.a.1 Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/0203I3D03A1.px/?rxid=d2cabba4-8a65-469e-84dd-d12149388237

3.a.s1 Prevalence of current tobacco use
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/0213I3D3AS1.px/?rxid=d2cabba4-8a65-469e-84dd-d12149388237

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