Tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced.
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There are more than one billion smokers in the world.
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Globally, use of tobacco products is increasing, although it is decreasing in high-income countries.
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Almost half of the world's children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.
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The epidemic is shifting to the developing world.
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More than 80% of the world's smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.
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Tobacco use kills 5.4 million people a year - an average of one person every six seconds - and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide.
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Tobacco kills up to half of all users.
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It is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world.
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