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International: General

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A comprehensive reference for global trends and data on individual countries is

Tobacco or Health, a Global Status Report, World Health Organization, 1997

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Between 1970 and 1985, per capita tobacco consumption fell by 9% in the United

States and 25% in Great Britain. In the same period, it increased by 22% in Asia,

24% in Latin America, and 42% in Africa.

British Journal of Addiction 84:1398, 1989

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From 1970 to 1980, cigarette consumption doubled in Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, and

Kenya, and quadrupled in India.

International Journal of Health Services 16:281, 1986

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From 1970 to 1980, cigarette consumption increased by 28% in Latin America, 30%

in Asia, and 77% in Africa.

Lancet, October 6, 1990, p. 865

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Smoking rates are falling 1.1 percent a year in the developed world, but are rising 2.1

percent a year in the developing world.

Washington Post, October 21, 1995

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In 1994, the World Health Organization announced that in developed countries per

capita cigarette consumption had fallen by 10% since 1970. But in the developing

countries, it increased by 67% over the same period. A spokesman for BAT

industries, one of the major cigarette exporters, said: "The notion that we play any role

in increasing tobacco usage is fanciful."

British Medical Journal, November 18, 1995, p. 1321

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