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New Picture Warnings - Amendemnt to Tobacco Packaging and Labelling Rules 2008 (Tobacco Control Laws/Delegated Legislation - Rules)
COTPA - Packaging and Labelling Rules 2008 (Tobacco Control Laws/Delegated Legislation - Rules)
Amendment to COTPA Picture and Labelling Rules 2009 (Tobacco Control Laws/Delegated Legislation - Rules)
COTPA - Display of Boards by Educational Institutes Rules 2009 (Tobacco Control Laws/Delegated Legislation - Rules)
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Tobacco Facts

Tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced.

  • There are more than one billion smokers in the world.

  • Globally, use of tobacco products is increasing, although it is decreasing in high-income countries.

  • Almost half of the world's children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.

  • The epidemic is shifting to the developing world.

  • More than 80% of the world's smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.

  • 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.

  • Tobacco kills up to half of all users.

  • It is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world.