852 million people use tobacco products worldwide
Despite efforts to control the use of tobacco, it is still consumed by 852 million people worldwide, according to US researchers.
Writing in The Lancet, Gary Giovino and his team from the University of Buffalo found that around 661 million people currently smoke, while 247 million use smokeless tobacco products.
The situation is particularly acute in developing nations, where roughly half of adult men use tobacco.
Read the whole article at Cancer Research UK
Reference
- Giovino, G.A., Mirza, S.A., et al. (2012). Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys The Lancet DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61085-X
Keywords: tobacco, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products, cancer, emphysema, heart disease, stroke
17. 8. 2012 Cancer Research UK
