World Health Organization. (2023) Tobacco.
External website: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/t...
Key facts:
- 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.
- In 2020, 22.3% of the world’s population used tobacco: 36.7% of men and 7.8% of women.
- To address the tobacco epidemic, WHO Member States adopted the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2003. Currently 182 countries are Parties to this treaty.
- The WHO MPOWER measures are in line with the WHO FCTC and have been shown to save lives and reduce costs from averted healthcare expenditure.
Item Type
Webpage
Publication Type
International
Drug Type
Tobacco / Nicotine
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Crime prevention
Date
24 July 2023
Publisher
World Health Organization
Corporate Creators
World Health Organization
EndNote
Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Effects or consequences
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking)
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking) > Nicotine product (e-cigarette / vaping / heated)
MM-MO Crime and law > Organised crime
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Demand reduction policy
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > International
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking)
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking) > Nicotine product (e-cigarette / vaping / heated)
MM-MO Crime and law > Organised crime
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Demand reduction policy
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > International
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