Ethiopia's Legal Cigarette Market Collapses 67%, Illicit Trade Surges After Tax Hikes : Study #EBR_News Mar 12, 2026 Ethiopia's legal cigarette market has contracted by an estimated 67 percent between 2019 and 2025, while illicit volumes more than doubled following aggressive excise tax increases, according to a new study commissioned by the National Tobacco Enterprise (NTE) and conducted by Oxford Economics Africa
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Establishments are required to post signs stating that sales to minors are prohibited.6,8 Only sales clerks can access tobacco products prior to their sale.6,8 Minors are prohibited from buying e-cigarettes.6,8 Quitting statistics and benefits Quitting smoking and vaping in Delaware The CDC estimates 49.4% of daily adult smokers in Delaware quit smoking for one or more days in 2018.3 In 2014, the Affordable Care Act required that Medicaid programs cover all quit medications.6** Delawares state quit line invests $11.13 per smoker, compared with the national average of $2.14.6 A cessation bulletin has been issued for the private insurance mandate provision for quitting tobacco.6 Notes and references Updated August 2020 *National and state-level prevalence numbers reflect the most recent data available
