Reducing the harm from tobacco

There are many products used in NRT, including (from top left) an inhaler and the nicotine capsules that are used with it, a nicotine skin patch and nicotine gum. — Filepic

According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019, more than an estimated 27,200 deaths in Malaysia were related to smoking tobacco.

The NHMS reported that the prevalence of current smokers was 21.3%, i.e. an estimated 4.8 million Malaysians aged 15 years and above were smokers.