Indonesia Faces Continued Challenges from Conventional and Electronic Cigarette Use

While tobacco use among men over 15 has fallen in many countries since 2000, Indonesia continues to face a substantial burden from both conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, according to a report by KOMPAS.

The supplied report says the number of tobacco users among adult men over the age of 15 has fallen by almost 50 percent since 2000 and now stands at 32 percent. It contrasts this decline with Indonesia’s continuing challenge around the use of conventional and electronic cigarettes.

Cigarette chemicals and cancer

The report says cigarettes are among the main causes of various cancers. It states that a burning cigarette produces 7,000 chemicals and cites the U.S. National Cancer Institute as saying that more than 250 are harmful, including 69 that can trigger cancer.