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WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC 2011

Tobacco use continues to be the leading
global cause of preventable death. It
kills nearly 6 million people and causes
hundreds of billions of dollars of economic
damage worldwide each year. Most of these
deaths occur in low- and middle-income
countries, and this disparity is expected
to widen further over the next several
decades. If current trends continue, by 2030
tobacco will kill more than 8 million people
worldwide each year, with 80% of these
premature deaths among people living in
low- and middle-income countries. Over the
course of the 21st century, tobacco use could
kill a billion people or more unless urgent
action is taken.

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