Survey Reveals Alarmingly High Tobacco Use Among Nepali Men

Kathmandu. The rate of tobacco use among men in Nepal has been found to be significantly high.

According to the report of the 'Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2081/82' published by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday, 41.8 percent of men aged 15 to 49 years consume tobacco products.

For women in the same age group, this rate is only 5.1 percent. This data indicates that men in Nepali society are more addicted to tobacco compared to women.

The survey also brought out the worrying fact that addiction to cigarettes starts at a very young age. According to the statistics, 7.6 percent of men and 2.1 percent of women have smoked their first full cigarette or bidi before reaching the age of 15.