TOBACCO-RELATED DEATHS TO DOUBLE WORLDWIDE BY 2030

Wed 09 February 2022:

The number of people dying each year from diseases caused by tobacco smoking is predicted to double in the next eight years, from more than 8 million now.

Every year, Feb. 9 is designated as World Smoking Boycott Day by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about the dangerous and devastating effects of tobacco usage.

According to WHO figures from 2021, over 1.3 billion people smoke worldwide, with that number anticipated to rise to 1.7 billion by 2025.

While the average age for tobacco usage is 46 and higher, it encompasses the 45-54 age group for men and the 55-64 age group for women.

Over 8 million people worldwide die every year from tobacco-related diseases such as lung cancer, vascular diseases, heart disease and respiratory diseases.

Exposure to cigarette smoke is responsible for more than a million of these deaths.

According to WHO estimates, half of the world’s children are exposed to tobacco smoke, and over 70,000 children under the age of five die from respiratory tract diseases as a result of passive exposure.

There are more than a billion active smokers worldwide, with more than 80% of them living in developing or poor countries.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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