Chinese third of " tobacco atlas " is released There are 300 million smokers in China

Chinese third of " tobacco atlas " is released There are 300 million smokers in China
August 19 of Shenzhen of China News Service (Reporter Zheng XiaoHong) The third display of Chinese of " tobacco atlas " released here on the 19th, there are 300 million smokers in China, it accounts for more than 30% of global total output for the cigarette to consume.
World Conference on anticancer is holding here, the atlas is strong in the foundation to jointly release by association of cancer of U.S.A. and the world lung participating the meeting.
Already there are a plurality of language editions in the world in " tobacco atlas ", help the folk and government organ to adopt the resolute action to lower lung cancer or other cancers, heart disease, apoplexy, pulmonary emphysema, the intersection of birth weight and the intersection of low and sudden infant death syndrome,etc. and utility that tobacco endanger. This book introduces the range that the tobacco propagates through a large number of charts, reveal the trade behavior of tobacco industry and predict the development process in the whole world of of tobacco in future. It still offers the solution for preventing the tobacco in the global range from using.
China is tobacco largest consumption country and producing country of the world. " the global adult tobacco is investigated " Reveal, there are 300 million smokers in China, among them nearly 53% are men. The volume of consumption of Chinese cigarette accounts for more than 37% of the total output of the world cigarette. The data announced indicate, the cost related to tobacco which China produces every year is up to 5 billion dollars in " tobacco atlas ", among them mainly include expenses of health, staff's labor productivity reducing, revenue loss and dying too early absent from duty.
Chinese the intersection of Center for Disease Prevention and Control and Deputy Director and concurrently country accuse of director of cigarette office Yang GongHuan Professor say, if does not take the relevant measure, in the following several years, millions of people will die of disease related to tobacco in China.
Association's CEO John R of U.S.A.'s cancer. Seffrin Dr. say " the the intersection of tobacco and atlas " point out China and the intersection of West Pacific Ocean and district can prevent from the characteristic of disease, the government controls the tobacco and takes the important measure to reduce the tobacco to consume and limit the behavior of smoking, will save a lot of people's life, and will exert a positive influence on the offspring health.
" tobacco atlas " is emphasized " the tobacco controls the frame convention " (FCTC) Importance. This convention is one, specially to the global public health treaty of reducing the tobacco and using and reaching, China sanctioned acceding to this convention in 2005.
Data that atlas announce reveal annual because the whole world smoke the intersection of economic losses and 500 billion of Damien that cause.
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