2024-01-16 14:46:55
The World Health Organization said in Geneva on Tuesday that it estimates that the number of tobacco users around the world has declined by 19 million users over the past two years, despite the rise in the global population.
It is estimated that the number of current tobacco users is 1.25 billion people. However, Director of the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization, Roger Kresch, said that there is a big difference in Europe, where the percentage of women who use tobacco is sometimes double the global average, and is declining more slowly than in other regions of the world.
Tobacco use includes smoking, chewing and inhaling tobacco. The World Health Organization also expressed concern about electronic cigarettes, which do not contain tobacco but liquids containing nicotine.
She said that this type of cigarette is as dangerous to health as tobacco products. Krish described the tobacco sector’s activities in the field of electronic cigarettes targeting primary school students as a crime.
Krish welcomed the ban on e-cigarettes in some countries, and called on other countries to strictly regulate these products. All flavors of cigarettes should be banned, Krish said, adding that e-cigarettes make children addicted to nicotine.
The organization explained that although one in three adults in the world was still using tobacco in 2000, the number has declined to one in five by 2022.
56 countries are close to achieving the goal of reducing tobacco consumption by 30% by 2025 compared to 2010.
The organization praised Brazil in particular, as it reduced tobacco consumption by 35%, and in the Netherlands, the reduction reached 30%.
The World Health Organization indicated that Southeast Asia has the highest percentage of tobacco users among the population. The percentage is declining significantly, and according to current statistics, the region will be in a better position than Europe by 2030.
In Europe, 23% of people are expected to continue using tobacco in 2030.
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