The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the fourth edition of its Global Report on Tobacco Use Trends 2000-2025.
Highlights:
According to the research, the South-East Asia region had the fastest reduction in cigarette consumption. In 2020, the Average prevalence of smoking among males will be 25%, down from 50% in 2000.
Tobacco smoking among Women in the South-East Region has declined from 8.9% in 2000 to 1.6 percent in 2020.
In order to fulfil the Global NCD action goal plan by 2025, India and Nepal are anticipated to achieve a 30 percent relative decrease in tobacco usage.
According to the WHO research, if present tobacco control efforts continue, smoking rates in this region might drop to as low as 11% by 2025.