Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Tobacco use is going down globally, but not as much as hoped, the WHO says

This picture taken on Oct. 31, 2023, shows a man smoking a cigarette in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm, Sweden. The WHO has issued a new report on global tobacco use, finding rates are going down.

In 2022, there were about 1.25 billion tobacco users ages 15 and older, down from 1.36 billion in 2000. But countries around the world had set a bigger goal.

(Image credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

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