The war on tobacco is far from over, with control policies needing renewal, warn experts
By Sally Robertson, BScApril 6, 2017 at 9:37 AM
The latest estimates on smoking prevalence from the Global Burden of Disease collaboration show that although tobacco control programmes have been effective, the ever increasing population has meant worldwide smoking prevalence is still on the increase.
Between 1990 and 2015, global smoking prevalence has decreased by almost one third, from 29.4% to 15.3%, yet the overall number of smokers over this period has risen from 870.4 million to 933.1 million, owing to an increasing and aging population.
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