Tag: World No Tobacco Day
Posted by admin Posted on May 31, 2015
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. Click here to learn more! This year’s theme of World No Tobacco Day is…