By 2030, tobacco will kill each year 8 million people

In XX century the tobacco epidemic has claimed the lives of 100 million people. In our time every year smoking causes the death of 5.4 million people. If you do not take decisive action, by 2030 this figure will grow to eight million. In the XXI century from tobacco can die nearly a billion people suffering from addiction to cigarettes, snuff, hookah, cigars and pipes.


Almost two-thirds of smokers live in 10 countries: China, India, Indonesia, Russia, USA, Japan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Germany and Turkey. It is stated in the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the global tobacco epidemic. By the number of smokers Russia went around the U.S. and Brazil, though much inferior to them in terms of population.

The authors of the report of the WHO drew attention to the fact that tobacco - fully preventable cause of death. But, despite this, in 2009, it will cause the death of more than five million people. This is more than the number of victims of tuberculosis, HIV / AIDS and malaria combined.

By 2030, more than 80% of deaths due to tobacco will occur in developing countries. The epidemic is particularly hard hit states with rapidly growing economies. For tobacco companies, these countries represent a vast new markets. This will not only lead to a significant increase in morbidity and mortality, but also to lower productivity and increased healthcare costs.

"Reversing this preventable epidemic must now become a major priority for public health and political leadership in each country in the world", - said WHO Director General Margaret Chan in the foreword to the report. She stressed that to stop this devastating epidemic do not need drugs and vaccines, and concerted action by governments and civil society.

The report reminded the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It entered into force on 27 February 2005. To date, acceded to by 150 States. The report on the global tobacco epidemic is proposed "road map" to make the convention a reality. It contains six strategies for tobacco control.

Among other things, proposed a complete ban on smoking in all premises and a ban on advertising. Experts note that the government collected more than 200 billion dollars of tax revenues from tobacco. They propose to use these funds to combat smoking. The authors believe that increasing taxes on tobacco products can provide additional funding for these efforts.
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