Smoking in India
In India, the current prevalence of smoking among adults aged 15 years and older was estimated to be 9.3% in 2024, reflecting an increase from 8.1% in 2020. The current smoking prevalence among adult males was significantly higher with 16.7% in 2024, compared to 1.4% among adult females. This gender disparity has been consistent, as in 2020, the prevalence among males was 14.4% and 1.40% among females. The total number of smokers in 2024 was approximately 100,2 million individuals, showing an increase from 80,481,112 in 2020. For reference, the adult daily smoking prevalence in 2017 was 8.6%, with a prevalence of 15.2% among males and 1.7% among females. Smoking-related mortality remains a significant health concern in India, with 1,048,266 deaths recorded in 2021. This accounts for 8.92% of all deaths in the country. Of these deaths, 233,679 were recorded among female, representing 4.59% of all female deaths, while 814,587 were male, accounting for 12.23% of all male deaths. These data underscore the ongoing public health challenges posed by tobacco smoking in India, highlighting the necessity for effective public health measures to reduce smoking prevalence and its associated mortalities.
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July 25, 2018 by newindianexpress.com
Now, more city youth hooked to e-cigarettes despite doctors’ warning
The youth of Vijayawada have taken to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or e-cigs), which puts them at a risk of getting addicted to yet another form of nicotine-intake. [...] Objecting to the sale and usage of these cigarettes in the city, members of Consumer Guidance Society (CGS) wrote a letter to the Chief Minister and Health Minister, urging them to impose an immediate ban on these products.
June 01, 2018 by timesnownews.com
World No Tobacco Day: India among top 4 users of tobacco
New Delhi: Tobacco is one of the most common and preferred forms of addiction. Even though scientific evidences have revealed its harmful health effects, the use of tobacco in different forms has seen a dramatic increase, especially in the developing countries. This potentially lethal substance is responsible for more than 1 in 10 fatalities globally, with India featuring among the top four users of tobacco. About 11.2 percent smokers worldwide [...]
May 25, 2018 by indiatimes.com
Bihar extends ban on tobacco items for one year
The food safety wing of state health department has extended the ban on the manufacture, sales and distribution of productscontaining tobacco and nicotine for one more year with effect from May 21.
A notice was issued by principal secretary (health) and food safety commissioner Sanjay Kumar in this regard on Tuesday. The ban applies on tobacco, pan masala, zarda, gutka and other tobacco-based flavoured mouth fresheners, whether packed or loose.
May 18, 2018 by go.com
Young American smokers get half of their smoke through hookahs: Study
Over half of the tobacco smoke consumed by young American smokers is inhaled through hookahs, and more must be done to specifically curb this kind of smoking, a new study published in the British Medical Journal Thursday found.
In the study, researchers surveyed more than 3,300 American adults aged 18 to 30 and asked them how frequently and how much hookah smoking -- also known as waterpipe tobacco smoking -- and regular cigarette smoking they did in March and April of 2013.
May 02, 2018 by thenationalnews.com
UK leading the way in e-cigarette regulation
As some nations stall in their efforts to support the rising tide of e-cigarettes, others are leading the way in promoting less harmful alternative to conventional tobacco products.
Praise has been heaped on Public Health England by experts in the field at a global summit on e-cigarettes in Washington DC, for the authority’s support of vaping as an effective method in helping smokers quit.
The sale of e-cigarettes is banned in the UAE [...]
April 06, 2018 by indiatimes.com
Govt to study ill-effects of e-cigarettes: Minister
Health department will conduct study on e-cigarettes to find out their ill effects on Thursday. Health minister Kalicharan Saraf said that if it is found harmful in the study, directions will be issued to ban it in the state.
He said that in the investigation, it will be find out if e-cigarette contains nicotine. He added that a series of efforts have been made to discourage use of tobacco products in the state for preventing cancer.
January 25, 2018 by nyoooz.com
Survey across India to gauge tobacco consumption among youngsters
The house-to-house survey also indicated that prevalence of tobacco consumption amongst minors had reduced from 10 to 4 per cent countrywide from 2010 to 2017. However, a significant 12.4 per cent of total tobacco users were in the age bracket of 15-24 years.
“The age of initiation into consuming tobacco is low. It starts from 15-17 years of age due to either popularity or ease of access,” said Sulabha Parasuraman, [...]
January 12, 2018 by thehindu.com
Tobacco use in Karnataka has declined by 5.4 percentage points: Survey
The overall tobacco consumption among adults in Karnataka has declined by nearly 5.4 percentage points in the last seven years, says the findings of the second round of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey [...] the mean age of tobacco initiation among teenagers has increased, indicating that they are now starting to use tobacco at a later age compared to earlier. [...]
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