Health
Almost 8M smoking deaths globally in 2019 – Moree Champion
There were almost eight million deaths associated with smoking in 2019, and 89 per cent of new smokers were addicted by the age of 25, global data suggests. T……

There were almost eight million deaths associated with smoking in 2019, and 89 per cent of new smokers were addicted by the age of 25, global data suggests.
The number of smokers worldwide increased to 1.1 billion in 2019, with tobacco smoking causing 7.7 million deaths – including one in five deaths in males worldwide.
Researchers say the global number of smokers continues to rise, and there is particular concern over persistently high rates of smoking among young people.
Given that the large majority…
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