[1/2] A migrant displays cigarettes which he rolled to be sold in a store in makeshift tent city located in a field in Calais, France, file. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Smoking rates have declined globally for the first time on record, according to a new report on tobacco use from a public health campaign group and U.S. academics. However, the figures from the Tobacco Atlas report – described as a potential tipping point by the authors – also mask growing numbers of smokers in parts of the world, as well as increased tobacco use among young teenagers in almost half of the countries surveyed. Globally, there are 1.1 billion smokers and 200 million more people who use other tobacco products, the report from Vital Strategies and the Tobacconomics team at the University of Illinois at Chicago found. That represented a decline in smoking rates from 22.6 per cent of people in 2007 to 19.6 per cent in 2019, they said, the first since the report began in 2002. However, population growth in Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific regions meant there were still increasing numbers of smokers in a number of areas, the report said. Moreover, prevalence is rising among adults in at least 10 countries in Africa, as well as among young people. "The industry is still preying on emerging economies in ways that will lock in harms for a generation or more," said Jeffrey Drope, public health professor at the University of Illinois and a report author. Children were also being targeted in a number of countries, resulting in a rise in smoking among teenagers aged 13-15 in 63 of 135 countries surveyed, he said. Around 50 million in this age group, both boys and girls, now used tobacco products, he said, and the impact of new products like e-cigarettes and flavoured products was not yet fully understood. Falling prevalence globally was a sign of the effectiveness of strong tobacco control measures, such as increased taxes, Drope added, but many lower-income countries did not have tough enough restrictions in place. The data also shows tobacco use caused almost 8.7 million deaths worldwide in 2019, and approximately $2 trillion in economic damage. While more than half of the deaths are currently in high-income countries, this is expected to change if cigarette use continues to rise in lower-income areas. The report also suggests that the tobacco industry is targeting black people in the United States with menthol cigarette promotion. The authors backed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's plan to ban their sale.. Reporting by Jennifer Rigby; Editing by Bradley Perrett Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or about 1 in 5 deaths.1 In 2020, nearly 13 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (12.5%) currently* smoked cigarettes. This means an estimated 30.8 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes.2 More than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease.1 Current smoking has declined from 20.9% (nearly 21 of every 100 adults) in 2005 to 12.5% (nearly 13 of every 100 adults) in 2020.1,2 *Current smokers are defined as people who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who, at the time they participated in a survey about this topic, reported smoking every day or some days. Men were more likely than women to currently smoke cigarettes.
Current cigarette smoking was highest among people aged 25–44 years and 45–64 years. Current cigarette smoking was lowest among people aged 18-24 years.
Current cigarette smoking was highest among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults and lowest among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Asian adults.
* Non-Hispanic Other includes adults who were categorized as “non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native and any other group” or “other single and multiple races”. **Non-Hispanic Asians does not include Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders. Current cigarette smoking was highest among people with a general education development (GED) certificate and lowest among those with a graduate degree.
Current cigarette smoking was higher among people with a lower annual household income than those with higher annual household incomes.
Current cigarette smoking was highest in the Midwest and the South and lowest in the West.
Current cigarette smoking was highest among persons who were divorced/separated or widowed and lowest among those who were married or living with a partner.
Current cigarette smoking was higher among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults than heterosexual/straight adults.
Current cigarette smoking was highest in uninsured adults and adults insured by Medicaid and uninsured adults and lowest in adults with private insurance.
Current cigarette smoking was higher among adults with a disability than those without.
Current cigarette smoking was higher among adults who regularly had feelings of anxiety than adults who did not.
Current cigarette smoking was higher among adults who regularly had feelings of depression than adults who did not.
*Measures of anxiety and depression are based on questions from The Washington Group Short Set on Functioning – Enhanced. |
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