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)