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Tobacco users fall globally since 2015, industry used covid-19 pandemic to build influence with govts
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NEW DELHI : The number of tobacco users decreased globally from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30 billion in 2020, according to the fourth World Health Organization (WHO) global tobacco trends report released on Tuesday.
The report further said that the tobacco users is expected to continue to drop to 1.27 billion by 2025. The report highlighted that although South-East Asia has the highest rates, with around 432 million users or 29% of its population, it is also the region in which the numbers are declining fastest.
India has been trying to curb tobacco usage as tobacco usage is considered to be a major factor for several cancers. The UN health agency said that the tobacco industry used the covid-19 pandemic to build influence with
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