| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 2 Demographics of tobacco use |
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| Globally, about 47% of men and 12% of women smoke. The figures are 42% for men |
| and 24% for women in the developed countries, compared to 48% of men and 7% of |
| women in the developing countries. The global per capita yearly cigarette |
| consumption is 1640. |
| Tobacco or Health: A Global Status Report, 1997, p. 12, and 9th World Conference |
| on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (Alan Lopez) |
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| Smoking has been declining by about one percent per year in the United States and |
| the developed world. In developing and third world countries, however, smoking rates |
| are increasing by about two per cent per year. |
| 9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 |
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| In the United States, on average among 1000 20-year-olds who smoke cigarettes |
| regularly, about 6 will die from homicide, about 12 will die in motor vehicle accidents, |
| and about 500 will be killed by smoking (250 in middle age 35-69, and 250 more in |
| old age). In the United Kingdom in this group, about one will die from homicide, 6 from |
| motor vehicle accidents, and the same 500 from smoking. |
| Mortality from Smoking in Developed Countries 1950-2000, Richard Peto et al, |
| Oxford University, 1994, p. A97 |
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| It is estimated that 34% of all deaths in men between 35 and 69 years of age in the |
| European Union are attributable to smoking. In some parts of Eastern Europe, this |
| proportion is as high as 40-45%. |
| 9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (Richard Doll) |
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| Tobacco is the largest single cause of premature death in the developed world, |
| responsible for about 30% of all deaths among persons 35 to 69 years of age. |
| Growing Up Tobacco Free, p. vii |
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