Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & its Protocols
The Global Case for Investment in Tobacco Control
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jan 2024
Even though the prevalence and absolute number of current tobacco users aged 15 years old or older has declined steadily in the 20 years since the adoption of the WHO FCTC, the journey is far from over. Over 8.7 million lives continue to be lost each year due to tobacco use, with 1.3 million of those deaths due to environmental tobacco smoke, leading to enormous economic losses. This investment ca...