Tobacco and Taxation:Supplemental Slides
USAPI Per Capita Total Expenditure on Health(in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, International $ for FSM, RMI, AS, GU, USA)
(in unadjusted USD for CNMI and Palau)
$8,233
$531
$453
$260
$380
$440
$140
$374
$702
$1,032
$92
$500
$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000
USA
WPRO
FSM
Yap
Pohnpei
Kosrae
Chuuk
RMI
Palau
Guam
CNMI
Am Samoa
WHO World Health Statistics 2013 (FM, MH); WHO Country Profiles 2011 (AS, GU (2000)) CNMI $5M FY13 budget for CHCC/53,883 popn (2010) in USD not adjusted
Palau $14.4M FY12 budget/20,518 popn (2010 est) in USD not adjusted
Life Expectancy at Birth 2008
USA
WPRO
Tonga
Solomon Isl
Samoa
RMI
Palau
Niue
New Zealand
Nauru
Kiribati
Guam
FSM
Fiji
Cook Isl
CNMI
Australia
Am Samoa
78
75
71
70
68
59
72
71
81
60
67
78
69
70
74
77
82
73
WHO World Health Statistics 2010 & CIA World Fact Book 2010
Betel Nut Use
• Betel nut mixed with tobacco is used by more than 2/3 of all males and females in some Pacific Island jurisdictions
Youth and Tobacco
• 10% increase in tobacco taxes is estimated to:– Reduce youth initiation by 6.3% – reduce the average number of cigarettes
consumed by young smokers by 12%– Reduce youth cigarette demand by 18.3%
Cigarette sales and average price per pack* --- United
States, 1970--2008
Tobacco Tax
Cigarette Consumption Western Pacific
Western Pacific Region Tobacco Control Policies
Lifetime Daily Cigarette Use (2007)
Current Cigarette Use (2007)
Bought cigarettes in a store or gas station (2007)
Current cigar use (2007)
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