The annual rate of 3 million deaths attributed to tobacco use will reach approximately 10 million by 2025. In many countries, tobacco use is increasing among young persons, and the age of smoking initiation is declining.
Most smokers begin smoking during their teenage years.
WHO will provide press releases, fact sheets, a poster, and an advisory kit on comprehensive measures to reduce tobacco use. Oxford University Press, 1994. World Health Organization. World Health Organization, 1998. This conversion may have resulted in character translation or format errors in the HTML version.