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The Swedish Snus Phenomenon: Unique Tobacco Consumption Pattern

Discover how the high prevalence of snus in Sweden has reduced tobacco-related risks, with insights from various health authorities. Compare Sweden's low tobacco mortality rates with other Western countries.

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The Swedish Snus Phenomenon: Unique Tobacco Consumption Pattern

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  1. The The Swedish Experience with tobacco is unique and stems from the high prevalence • of snus use among tobacco users in Sweden. While total tobacco consumption levels in • Sweden are comparable with other countries in Europe, the use of Swedish snus has increased • at the expense of smoking. The consequence being that the Swedes are at the lowest risk of dying • from any tobacco-related disease compared to any other western country. Including oral cancer. • This unique tobacco consumption pattern is now being replicated in Norway. • “It is the smoke from combustible tobacco products—not nicotine—that injures and kills millions of smokers.” • American Cancer Society (2018) • “It's not the nicotine that kills you, it's all the other carcinogens in lighting tobacco on fire.” • FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb • “Long-term use of nicotine by ‘snus’ users has not been found to increase the risk of serious health problems in adults.” • Public Health England (2018) • “The general medical position is that nicotine itself poses few health risks, except among certain vulnerable groups.” • Cancer Research UK

  2. OVERALL TOBACCO USE eu28 – men & women Daily tobacco users - cigarettes, oral, chewing or nasal tobacco (%) Source: Eurobarometer 458, May 2017

  3. Daily smokers eu28 – men & women Prevalence of daily smokers in the EU (%) Source: Eurobarometer 458, May 2017, StatistiskSentralbyrå 2016 (Norge)

  4. Ex-smokers eu28 – men & women Prevalence of Ex-smokers in the EU (%) Source: Eurobarometer 458, May 2017

  5. Snus and snuff USE eu28 – men & women Used or tried oral tobacco (snus), chewing or nasal tobacco (snuff) (%) Source: Eurobarometer 458, May 2017

  6. Snus & Cigarette consumption, Sweden

  7. Mortality attributable to tobacco, men per 100,000 (WHO 2012) – A comparison between the EU countries

  8. Source: WHO 2012, Mortality Attributable to tobacco

  9. Source: WHO 2012, Mortality Attributable to tobacco

  10. Källa: WHO/IARC, 2008

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