Smoking can kill 8 million people every year

(Socola.vn) - World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday (May 31) said tobacco will be the cause of nearly 6 million deaths this year, including 600 people No smoking (also known as indirect smokers).

Since the time between a person who started smoking and the serious health effects is quite far away, tobacco-related lethal diseases are now entering the stage. begin. However, by 2030, the average number of people who die from smoking could reach 8 million people every year.

The World Health Organization (an agency of the United Nations) called on governments to take an active part in the fight against smoking by signing, as well as implementing a strict production control treaty. as well as tobacco consumption. At the same time, WHO also issued a warning, if this situation continues, tobacco could be the main cause of nearly 1 billion deaths in the 21st century - a number that is "dizzy" compared to that. last century (100 million people died from tobacco).

Smoking can kill 8 million people every year.

So far, with the European Union, 172 countries around the world have agreed to participate in WHO's Framework for Tobacco Control (FCTC). The agreement came into effect in 2005, requiring participating countries to take appropriate measures to reduce smoking rates, limit the proportion of people exposed to secondhand smoke, limit advertising as well. like cigarette promotion.

Besides, WHO also "praised" the governments of Uruguay and China for commendable actions in the prevention of smoking. Uruguay requires tobacco manufacturers to print a lot of health warnings on packaging (80% of the area), while last month, China issued a ban on smoking in public places. plus like restaurants, bars.

Tobacco can kill half of users, and it is described by the WHO as ' one of the greatest health threats the world has ever faced' . Smoking causes lung cancer and some other chronic respiratory diseases. At the same time, tobacco is also one of the main factors causing cardiovascular disease - the disease with the highest death rate in the world today.

According to the World Health Organization , 63% of deaths worldwide are related to cigarettes and nearly 80% of them occur in poor countries.

To mark World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the World Lung Organization (WLF) has launched a website displaying scary graphics on the impact of tobacco on human health. . The organization said that people in the health sector could consider downloading these images and applying them right on the cigarette case to warn users.