WHO: 6 Million People Died Cigarette WHO: 6 Million People Died Due to Smoking

Despite public health campaigns about the dangers of smoking is still underway, but the number of tobacco-related deaths each year are still high.This was conveyed by representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Panama some time ago. According to WHO, smoking is now already laid down nearly six million people per year, mainly in low- and middle-income countries.If this trend continues to increase, the number of deaths from tobacco use will increase to eight million per year by 2030."If we do not close ranks and banning tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship for youth and adults, the community will continue lured by tobacco. Plus tobacco industry always more aggressive," said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan was quoted as saying Zeenews, Thursday (11 / 7/2013).Chan states that every country has a responsibility to protect its citizens from smoking-related diseases that cause disability and death."Of the six million people who die from cigarettes, they are active smokers and ex-smokers. While more than 600,000 of them die from passive smoking," said Chan.WHO director of communicable diseases prevention field Dr Douglas Bettcher expressed similar things. According to him, the ban on cigarette advertising, promotion and sponsorship is effective."Countries are firmly in tobacco control is proven to reduce tobacco use significantly in just a few years," he said.The WHO report noted up to now there are 2.3 billion people from 92 countries who benefit from the smoking ban. However, this figure represents only a third of the world's population.