Scary statistics about the harmful effects of tobacco
(Baonghean.vn) - The World Health Organization warns: If effective tobacco control measures are not immediately implemented, the number of annual deaths due to tobacco could increase to more than 8 million by 2030 and in the 21st century the number of deaths due to tobacco could reach 1 billion people.
According to the World Health Organization, tobacco is the leading cause of death worldwide and it is also the leading preventable cause of death.
Per year,cigaretteTobacco kills nearly 6 million people, including more than 5 million current and former smokers and more than 600,000 non-smokers who are passively exposed to other people's smoke. The number of people who die from tobacco is greater than the total number of people who die from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
Statistics show that in the 20th century, tobacco killed 100 million people. The World Health Organization also warned: If effective tobacco control measures are not implemented immediately, the number of annual deaths due to tobacco could increase to more than 8 million by 2030 and in the 21st century the number of deaths due to tobacco could reach 1 billion people.
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Diseases caused by smoking. Photo: illustration |
A 2015 study looked at the impact of smoking on life expectancy between 1980 and 2010. Specifically, 20% of adult deaths in the 63 countries analyzed (24% of men and 12% of women) were linked to smoking. Notably, nearly 80% of the world’s more than one billion smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.
Global tobacco consumption is increasing, despite a decline in tobacco consumption in some high- and middle-income countries. And the risk of tobacco-related deaths remains alarming. Not to mention, the cost of tobacco-related diseases, which in developed countries is estimated to account for 6-15% of total health expenditure.
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Diseases caused by passive smoking. Illustration photo |
In Vietnam, tobacco-related diseases are the leading cause of death in Vietnam, causing around 40,000 deaths each year – that’s more than 100 people dying from tobacco every day. Without urgent intervention, the estimated number of deaths from tobacco-related diseases each year will increase to 70,000 by 2030.
Vietnam is one of the countries with the highest rate of male smoking in the world, with 47.4% of adult men smoking. Fortunately, the rate of female smoking is still low, accounting for only 1.4% of adult women (Global survey on tobacco use in adults). Of the total 15 million smokers, 12.8 million (39.4% of men and 1.2% of women) smoke cigarettes. Currently, there are 4.1 million adults who smoke tobacco.
67% of non-smokers (about 33 million people) said they were exposed to second-hand smoke at home and 49% of workers (about 5 million people) said they were exposed to second-hand smoke at work.
Sociologists say: If the money spent on cigarettes were used to buy food or spend on other household necessities, more than two million Vietnamese people could escape poverty./.