Every day, Malaysians spend RM8.59 million buying cigarettes
In 2006, a survery on smoking in Malaysia was conducted by the Health Ministry.
Result:
- Malaysians spend RM8.59 million on cigarettes every day
- that’s equivalent to 33 million sticks
- youths aged 13-17 formed the bulk of smokers: 422,710 of them male & 45,807 female, spending RM272,132 on cigs daily
- More than 2 million adults in Malaysia are smokers.
- Number of smokers in Malaysia is increasing because of “various tactics deployed by tobacco companies in promoting cigarettes, influencing many to take up the habit.”
