Going smoke free will add years to global life expectancies, Lancet study reveals
October 18, 2024 by clearingtheair.eu
Going smoke free will add years to global life expectancies, Lancet study reveals
New research in The Lancet indicates going smoke-free globally could save millions of lives by 2050, with life expectancy rising by one year for men and 0.2 years for women if smoking levels are reduced to under five percent. This would result in an additional 735 million healthy years for men and 141 million for women. Sweden and New Zealand, promoting vaping, aim to be the first smoke-free countries. Sweden's smoking rates have decreased by 55% due to policies supporting alternative nicotine products. New Zealand has halved its smoking rates in five years by promoting vaping as a safer option, with rates dropping from 16.4% in 2011 to six percent in 2023.
8.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 667,950 current smokers in Sweden.
SOURCE: GSTHR
