Global Impact
This many people die each year due to tobacco use and exposure.
What is more than 8 million?
There is no safe level of exposure to this type of smoke.
What is second-hand smoke?
The total number of global tobacco users.
What is 1.3 billion?
This type of service helps people quit, often with support groups or hotlines.
What is cessation support?
This organization leads global health efforts against tobacco.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
Up to half of all tobacco users will eventually do this.
What is die from tobacco-related causes?
This major disease group is linked to second-hand smoke.
What are cardiovascular or respiratory diseases?
The percentage of users in low- and middle-income countries.
What is about 80%?
This approach combines price increases, smoke-free policies, warnings, and ad bans.
What are MPOWER measures?
Many countries ban this type of promotion to reduce tobacco use.
What is advertising, promotion, and sponsorship?
About 80% of tobacco users live in these regions.
What are low- and middle-income countries?
Counseling and medications more than double the chance of doing this.
What is quitting tobacco?
In 2020, 36.7% of this group used tobacco.
What are men?
Raising taxes on this product reduces consumption.
What is tobacco?
Health warnings on packaging are recommended to cover at least this percentage of the pack.
What is 50% or more?
Second-hand smoke kills this many non-smokers annually.
What is 1.3 million?
Children exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to develop these conditions.
What are respiratory infections?
In 2020, 7.8% of this group used tobacco.
What are women?
This age group is most targeted by tobacco industry marketing.
Who are young people/adolescents?
Creating smoke-free environments reduces this type of exposure.
What is second-hand smoke exposure?
This 2003 WHO treaty supports global tobacco control.
What is the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)?
The addictive chemical in tobacco.
What is nicotine?
By 2025, global tobacco use is projected to decline by this percentage point.
What is 20.9% (from 22.3% in 2020)?
This type of packaging with large graphic warnings reduces appeal.
What is plain packaging?
Over 180 countries are parties to this WHO treaty.
What is the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)?