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New Report: Tobacco Deaths on the Rise in Developing Countries [07/12-7]
Excerpts from: Report Warns of Rising Tobacco Deaths
Join Together Online [07/12/04]
New research from the University of Hong Kong concludes that the rapid increase
in smoking in developing countries will lead to millions of smoking-related
deaths in the near future, the British Medical Journal reported July 10.
According to the report, annual tobacco deaths in poor countries are on pace to reach 7 million by 2030.
The report tracked the rise in smoking rates to the early 1970s. By 1995, the report found, 82 percent of the world's smokers were in the developing world. In 2000, 2.41 million deaths in developing countries were linked to smoking.
The report also found high rates of smoking among health professionals in the developing world. According to the report, 37 percent of Algerian medical students smoked in 1999, as did 61 percent of physicians from a hospital in China in 1996.
The authors recommended immediate action, such as increasing taxes on tobacco products, strengthening warning labels, and encouraging doctors and teachers to quit smoking.
click here to view the abstract of this report
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