According to the Kazakhstan EKaraganda.kz website, in terms of the use of tobacco products, industrially manufactured cigarettes still dominate, with approximately 11.9 million servings, a 3.9% decrease from 2022.
In addition, homemade cigarettes (255,500), cigars and cigars (234,800), tobacco heating systems (228,500), electronic cigarettes (136,500), pipes (74,900) and hookahs (24,500) are also popular.
Among them, men are more interested in industrially manufactured cigarettes, cigars and cigars, while women are more interested in homemade cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco heating systems. There are equal numbers of hookah enthusiasts among men and women.