For the past two decades, global tobacco use has been slowly dwindling, from 1.397 billion users in 2000 to 1.337 billion in 2018. – EPA pic, December 19, 2019.
THE number of male tobacco users is falling for the first time, the World Health Organisation said today, hailing a “major shift” in efforts to kick the world’s deadly tobacco addiction. The number of women and girls who use tobacco products has been steadily declining for years. But tobacco use among males – who account for the overwhelming majority of smokers – has until now been expanding.
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