Tobacco Facts
Who Global Report on Trends In Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000–2030
January 16, 2024
Report includes trends in prevalence of tobacco use: characteristics of data used to calculate WHO trends in tobacco use, tobacco smoking and cigarette use among adults; estimates of global trends in prevalence of tobacco use among people aged 15 years and older, by sex, 2000–2030; trends in prevalence of tobacco use by age; trends in prevalence of tobacco use by WHO region; trends in prevalence of tobacco use by World Bank income group; trends in the number of tobacco users; levels of tobacco use, smoking and cigarette use among adults in 2022; progress towards meeting tobacco use reduction targets; smokeless tobacco use among people aged 15 years and older; smokeless tobacco use among adolescents aged 13–15 years; any tobacco use among adolescents aged 13–15 years; cigarette smoking among adolescents aged 13–15 years; and, use of electronic nicotine devices including e-cigarettes
World Health Organization
Tobacco: Key Facts
July 31, 2023
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Tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit.
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Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year, including an estimated 1.3 million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke.
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Around 80% of the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries.
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In 2020, 22.3% of the world’s population used tobacco: 36.7% of men and 7.8% of women.