Tobacco and NCDs
| Filename | Tobacco-and-NCDs.pdf |
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Tobacco use is an important modifiable risk factor common to all major NCDs, causing over 16 percent of all NCD deaths. Approximately 5.4 million people die each year due to tobacco and this is expected to rise to over 8 million by the year 2030.