Europe leads in tobacco prevalence
The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over.
A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion (22.4%) in 2000 to 1.2 billion (14.7%) in 2024, CE Report quotes FENA.
Since 2010, the number of people using tobacco has dropped by 120 million – a 27% drop in relative terms.
Yet, tobacco still hooks millions of adults worldwide, fuelling millions of preventable deaths every year.
Europe is now the highest-prevalence Region globally, with 24.1% of adults using tobacco in 2024, with women in Europe having the highest global prevalence at 17.4%.
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