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    ARMENIA COMES THIRD IN THE WORLD WITH THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO-CAUSED DEATHS
    Artak Barseghyan

    "Radiolur"
    30.03.2012 17:20

    Cigarettes killed about 6 million people worldwide in 2011, according
    to the data of the Tobacco Atlas published by the American Cancer
    Society and World Lung Foundation.

    Nearly 80% of those who die from tobacco-related illnesses are in
    low- and middle-income countries. More than 43 trillion cigarettes
    have been smoked in the last ten years and cigarette production has
    increased by 16.5% in that time period, according to the Tobacco Atlas.

    55.7% of male and 2.9% of female citizens of Armenia smoke cigarettes,
    which makes 28.3% of the adult population. Tobacco is responsible
    for 32.7% of all male deaths and 7.7% of female deaths.

    Commenting on the data, Head of the Public Health Department of the
    Ministry of Health Alexander Bazarchyan said our country comes third
    in the world after Turkey and Kazakhstan with the number of male
    deaths caused by tobacco.

    Tobacco is also a risk factor for the four leading noncommunicable
    diseases- cancer, heart disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory
    diseases. According to Bazarchyan, smoking is both lifestyle and
    addiction among us. As for women, they smoke more in urban than rural
    areas. Active smoking females are aged 35-55.




    From: A. Papazian
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