24 Disturbing World Smoking Facts
If you're still debating whether or not to stop smoking, reconsider. Although you may assume that it is a problem that can be dealt with later, current evidence shows that time is not on your side.
Although smoking cessation should always be viewed as a positive move toward a longer and healthier existence, it is also important to consider the implications of inaction. Through doing so, you will be able to make a more educated decision and take the required measures to permanently break the habit. These figures speak for themselves.
24 Global Smoking Facts and Statistics
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently 1.3 billion smokers in the world (WHO). If current trends continue, the figure is projected to grow to 1.6 billion by 2025.
Tobacco kills over 8 million people per year, which equates to one smoking-related death every five seconds. That is a million more deaths than are caused by HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria combined per year.
In 2016, there were 37.8 million smokers in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
About 16 million Americans currently suffer from a tobacco-related illness, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Eight states have at least 21.8 percent of adults who smoke: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. One out of every four adults in West Virginia is a registered smoker.
Every year, more than 480,000 Americans die as a result of smoking, accounting for one out of every five deaths.
Smoking reduces your life expectancy by 13 years on average. If you have HIV, the number jumps to 16 years.
Lung cancer is not the only form of cancer that can be caused by smoking. Cancers of the bladder, blood, bone marrow, cervix, colon, esophagus, kidneys, larynx, liver, mouth, pancreas, rectum, stomach, and throat are among the others.
In addition to cancer, smoking can improve the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke by 200 to 400 percent.
Smoking is an epidemic that disproportionately affects the poor. In reality, 80 percent of smokers worldwide live in low- to middle-income countries. 1 Also in the United States, 24.3 percent of people living in poverty smoke, compared to 14.3 percent of those living above the poverty line.
China has 300 million smokers who consume approximately 1.7 trillion cigarettes per year, or approximately three million cigarettes per minute.
China consumes one out of every three cigarettes consumed worldwide.
A standard cigarette contains between 8 and 9 milligrams of nicotine. A cigar, on the other hand, can contain anything from 100 milligrams to 400 milligrams of nicotine.
Five cigarettes contain enough nicotine to kill an average adult if consumed whole. Most smokers ingest 1 to 2 milligrams of nicotine per cigarette, 0.03 milligrams of which are absorbed into the bloodstream.
Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, more than 250 of which are considered to be toxic, more than 50 of which are known to cause cancer, and 11 of which are listed as Group I carcinogens.
A significant cause of acute myeloid leukemia is benzene. Cigarette smoke, unsurprisingly, is the primary source of benzene. Cigarettes account for 90% of benzene exposure to smokers in the United States.
Cigarette smoke contains radioactive lead, polonium, and hydrogen cyanide. History enthusiasts can remember hydrogen cyanide as a genocidal agent used during World War II.
Secondhand smoke is responsible for 1.2 million of the 8 million smoking-related deaths recorded worldwide each year. Contrary to common opinion, there is no acceptable amount of secondhand smoke exposure.
Although fewer young adults smoke cigarettes in the United States today, over 3,200 teenagers and adolescents try their first cigarette every day. It is anticipated that 2,100 of these will become frequent smokers.
According to statistics, 5.6 million children in the United States will die as a result of a smoking-related illness. This equates to one out of every 13 children.
Tobacco usage would destroy one-quarter of the youth in the Western Pacific Region (which includes East Asia, the Pacific, and Oceania).
Just 20% of the world's population is covered by smoking regulations, with the majority living in high-income countries.
Tobacco use claimed more than 100 million lives worldwide during the twentieth century. It is expected to claim another billion lives in the twenty-first century unless serious anti-smoking efforts are pursued on a global scale.
According to the WHO, half of all smokers will die as a result of tobacco use.
If you're a smoker who wants to quit, make the decision to dig your heels in and do the work required to quit smoking today. You will not be sorry.
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