Chapter 2 Demographics of tobacco use

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Globally, about 47% of men and 12% of women smoke. The figures are 42% for men

and 24% for women in the developed countries, compared to 48% of men and 7% of

women in the developing countries. The global per capita yearly cigarette

consumption is 1640.

Tobacco or Health: A Global Status Report, 1997, p. 12, and 9th World Conference

on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (Alan Lopez)

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Smoking has been declining by about one percent per year in the United States and

the developed world. In developing and third world countries, however, smoking rates

are increasing by about two per cent per year.

9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994

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In the United States, on average among 1000 20-year-olds who smoke cigarettes

regularly, about 6 will die from homicide, about 12 will die in motor vehicle accidents,

and about 500 will be killed by smoking (250 in middle age 35-69, and 250 more in

old age). In the United Kingdom in this group, about one will die from homicide, 6 from

motor vehicle accidents, and the same 500 from smoking.

Mortality from Smoking in Developed Countries 1950-2000, Richard Peto et al,

Oxford University, 1994, p. A97

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It is estimated that 34% of all deaths in men between 35 and 69 years of age in the

European Union are attributable to smoking. In some parts of Eastern Europe, this

proportion is as high as 40-45%.

9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (Richard Doll)

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Tobacco is the largest single cause of premature death in the developed world,

responsible for about 30% of all deaths among persons 35 to 69 years of age.

Growing Up Tobacco Free, p. vii

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