May 31 is World No Tobacco Day!
Key facts
- Tobacco kills up to half of its users.
- Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year. More than five million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while more than 600 000 are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless urgent action is taken, the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030.
- Nearly 80% of the world’s one billion smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.
This year’s theme of World No Tobacco Day is stopping illicit trade of tobacco products.
I would add, stop the demand for tobacco products and quit smoking, people!
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