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- Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit (1–3) Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year, including an estimated 1 3 million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke (4) Around 80% of the world's 1 3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries
- Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco use has direct and indirect impacts on the economy Globally, the total economic cost of smoking from direct healthcare costs and productivity loss (from mortality and morbidity cause by smoking-attributable diseases) are estimated to be around US$ 1 4 trillion per year, equivalent to 1 8% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP)
- Tobacco fact sheet - World Health Organization (WHO)
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 1 2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke
- Effects of tobacco on health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco is deadly in any form Smoked tobacco products, including waterpipes, contain over 7000 chemicals, including at least 250 chemicals known to be toxic or to cause cancer Use of smokeless tobacco products can result in serious, sometimes fatal, health problems Lifelong tobacco smokers lose at least 10 years of life on average Tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoking affects almost
- Tobacco - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
India is also the second largest consumer and producer of tobacco A variety of tobacco products are available at very low prices in the country Nearly 267 million adults (15 years and above) in India (29% of all adults) are users of tobacco, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India, 2016-17
- Episode #139 – The tobacco trap - World Health Organization (WHO)
How does the tobacco and nicotine industry use packaging to attract younger and younger people and women, especially? SSC Tobacco companies use minimalist designs and bright colours to make their products look premium or even clean But as you mentioned, there is no such thing as a safe tobacco product Let’s take slim cigarettes, for example
- Status of tobacco use in the Region - World Health Organization (WHO)
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing over 8 million people globally each year More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while around 1 3 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke Among the WHO regions, Europe has the second highest prevalence of tobacco use among both
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from . . .
The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement the demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control The report shows that many countries continue to make progress in the
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