- Tobacco Tax Modeling: Evidence from North Macedonia (2023)
- Impact of Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Control Policies on Smoking Initiation among Adolescents: Evidence from North Macedonia (2023)
- The Economics of Tobacco Farming in North Macedonia - Survey Report (2023)
- The Economics of Tobacco Farming in North Macedonia - Policy Note (2023)
- Tobacco Farming and the Effects of Tobacco Subsidies in North Macedonia (2022)
- Tobacco Tax Evasion and Avoidance in North Macedonia (2021)
- Adult Tobacco Consumption in North Macedonia, 2019 (2020)
- Tobacco Elasticities and Government - North Macedonia (2019)
- National Study on Economic of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation – North Macedonia (2018)
- Policy briefs
- Tobacco Tax Modeling: Evidence from North Macedonia (2023)
- Impact of Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Control Policies on Smoking Initiation among Adolescents: Evidence from North Macedonia (2023)
- The Economics of Tobacco Farming in North Macedonia - Myths and Realities (2023)
- The Economics of Tobacco Subsidies in North Macedonia (2021)
- Tobacco Illicit Trade in North Macedonia (2021)
- Survey on Tobacco Consumption in See Countries - Fact Sheet North Macedonia 2019 (2020)
- The Responsiveness of Smoking Prevalence and Cigarette Consumption to Changes in Price and Income in North Macedonia (2019)
- Improving Tobacco Tax Policy in the Republic of North Macedonia (2018)
The Responsiveness of Smoking Prevalence and Cigarette Consumption to Changes in Price and Income in North Macedonia (2019)
The small country of North Macedonia is among the leaders in the world with respect to tobacco consumption. Smoking prevalence is approximately 40 percent; there is a high intensity of smoking at 28.2 packs per month per household, which places the country well above the EU average in terms of tobacco consumption. For comparison, smoking prevalence in 2014 ranged from 8.7 percent in Sweden to 27 percent in Greece and Bulgaria, while only 6 percent of the EU population over the age of 15 consumed at least 20 cigarettes per day, and around 13 percent consumed less than 20. Projections from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that 139,000 tobacco-related deaths will occur in the next 40 years if the current levels of tobacco consumption continue. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control recommend significant increases in tobacco taxes and prices as the most effective way to reduce tobacco use and its devastating health consequences. Price and tax increases on tobacco can be effective in improving people’s health, reducing healthcare costs, and at the same time, increasing government revenue.
The responsiveness of smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption to changes in price and income in North Macedonia - download here.
