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Tobacco section 3<br />
TOBACCO<br />
Tobacco consumption is the single largest cause of cancer in the world.<br />
• Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world.<br />
• About six million people are killed each year from tobacco-related diseases: one every six<br />
seconds.<br />
• 600,000 victims of second-hand smoking.<br />
• 8,000,000 a year is the number of victims expected by 2030.<br />
• 700,000 victims each year only in the EU.<br />
TOBACCO IN EUROPE<br />
The most recent European survey on tobacco use (2012) carried out in the 27 Member States<br />
of the European Union has provided the following outline on the prevalence of smoking.<br />
In Europe:<br />
• 28% are smokers;<br />
• 21% are ex-smokers;<br />
• 51% have never smoked.<br />
The age group with the most smokers is 25 to 39 years (37% of respondents), the one with the<br />
least is the over 55 age group (<strong>17</strong>%). One out of four youngsters between 15 and 24 years are<br />
smokers (Figure 4).<br />
(Source: Eurobarometer, 2012).<br />
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