TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2019
The “WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019: offer help to quit tobacco use” tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and interventions to combat it. The report finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas.
Read MoreWHO global report: mortality attributable to tobacco
This report provides information by country on the proportion of adult (age 30 years and above) deaths attributable to tobacco by major communicable and non-communicable causes by age and sex. It builds and is consistent with the global estimate provided in WHO’s 2009 report entitled Global health risks: mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks.
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