Cameroon

2023
Rank 84 in a survey of 90 countries
Puntuación del Índice Global de Interferencia de la Industria del Tabaco
81

Indicadores

Indicador 1: Nivel de participación en la elaboración de políticas
16
Indicador 2: Actividades de responsabilidad social corporativa de la industria tabacalera
5
Indicador 3: Beneficios para la industria tabacalera
8
Indicador 4: Interacción innecesaria entre el gobierno y la industria
8
Indicador 5: Medidas de transparencia
10
Indicador 6: Prevención de conflictos de intereses
10
Indicador 7: Medidas que evitan la influencia de la industria
24

In Cameroon, the prevalence of smoking is high, with 1,100,000 adults who are tobacco users, i.e., 8.9% and 7,000,000 people who are victims of passive smoking in public places. Among young people, the prevalence is 10.1% or 300,000 smokers aged between 13 and 15 years. According to health authorities, smoking is responsible for 66,000 deaths a year in Cameroon. According to the WHO 2022 report on progress in the fight against NCDs, Cameroon has 74,100 annual deaths linked to non-transmissible diseases (NCDs), of which tobacco is one of the main contributory factors. This situation represents a real burden for the national healthcare system.

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2023