2023年7月31日 · 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.

2024年8月20日 · Tobacco taxes are applied in part to combat this effect and are seen as the most cost-effective way of curbing tobacco use, particularly among youth and low-income populations. A tax increase that increases tobacco prices by 10% decreases tobacco consumption by about 4% in high-income countries and about 5% in low- and middle-income countries.

2024年1月16日 · The prevalence of tobacco use has changed little since 2010 in some countries, while six countries are still seeing tobacco use rising: Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Oman, and Republic of Moldova. WHO urges countries to accelerate efforts for tobacco control as there is still much work to be done.

Top tobacco growing economies by WHO region, by hectare / Source : FAO 2021

2021年5月26日 · Tobacco use is the world's single biggest cause of preventable death and noncommunicable disease. Up to half of all smokers will die from tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer or lung and heart disease. China is the largest producer and …

2024年10月20日 · 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).

2023年7月31日 · 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 …

SMOKED TOBACCO PRODUCTS These are tobacco products that produce smoke that is inhaled by users and non-users, when exposed. They include manufactured cigarettes, roll-your-own-cigarettes, shisha (waterpipe), cigars, cigarillos, bids, kreteks and heated tobacco products (2). Heated tobacco products (2) are battery-powered devices that heat tobacco

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.

2024年11月11日 · Theme: Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine products. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World No Tobacco Day Awards of individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. Guidelines for nominations