- Despite the restrictions and the evidence of damage to health, it is estimated that there are around 1.1 billion smokers worldwide.
- Smoking is responsible for one of the most severe and deadly addictions because only in Mexico it has a direct relationship with 135 daily deaths.
- The list of diseases that increase your risk with nicotine use ranges from cardiovascular, respiratory and chronic problems to various types of tumors.
Smoking is facing one of its most complicated moments due to the tightening of the laws that some nations have adopted. From the imposition of taxes to restricting their consumption are some of the main measures. But although it seeks to protect people’s health, there are some countries where they have not had an effect and are the ones with the most smokers today.
To put it in context, smoking is guilty of one of the most severe addictions in the world. Every year it is responsible for eight million deaths and that is why this habit is considered the leading cause of preventable death.
Despite the warnings, it is estimated that the Currently, the number of smokers is 1,100 million individuals. Therefore, around one in seven people in the world admits to being addicted to nicotine.
Smoking in Mexico
Now, within the national panorama, it is estimated that every day 135 people die in Mexico due to problems related to smoking. The list ranges from cardiovascular, respiratory and chronic problems to various types of tumors.
This addiction also has a strong economic and social burden. For example, care for diseases attributable to this addiction represents an annual health cost of more than 80 billion pesos. Of these, more than eight billion are for lung cancer care.
As a result of the foregoing, on January 15, 2023 the new General Law for Tobacco Control. Its maximum objective is to expand the protection of the health of the population, particularly children, against exposure to tobacco smoke and emissions.
Now the marketing of cigarettes is more limited due to restrictions at points of sale. In addition, its consumption inside restaurants is prohibited, even if there are divisions of areas between smokers and non-smokers.
Which are the countries with the most smokers?
On the other hand, in the rest of the world the laws are not so severe and this has allowed a large part of the population to develop this addiction. In order to know the current panorama, the most recent results of the world survey of Statista Consumer Insights.
What is observed is that Russia ranks first in the world because 46% of the adult population admitted to smoking cigarettes at least occasionally. In Western Europe, respondents from Spain showed similarly high usage levels (42%), while Germany also followed closely behind at 40%.
While slightly below are the two most populous nations in the world. On the one hand, India appears with 39% and then China with 38%. While to complement the The list of countries with the most smokers includes the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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