| Recent surveys suggest that about 80,000 to 100,000 | | | | The surveys suggest that the number of smokers |
| kids smoke everyday. It has been found that about | | | | among the Americans have failed in the past three |
| one quarter of children presently residing in the | | | | decades falling to about 23% in adults. About 15 |
| Western Pacific Region will die of smoking in the | | | | cigarettes are sold everyday, which comes to about |
| coming years. The global smoking statistics presented | | | | 10 million cigarettes every day. About 12 times more |
| by the World Health Organization are quite daunting as | | | | British people died of smoking as compared to the |
| they clearly depict the health of the future generation. | | | | number of those who died of Second World War. |
| The surveys suggest that about one third of the male | | | | Cigarettes are at present causing more than one in |
| adult population present globally smokes cigarettes. | | | | five American deaths and these numbers have now |
| Smoking related diseases kill about one in ten adults all | | | | made the people bring about changes in their life habits. |
| over the world. To be more precise smoking related | | | | Among the youngsters, about one in five smokers die |
| diseases cause four million deaths each year and it | | | | every few minutes. Evidences have shown that |
| has been predicted that if these trends continue, | | | | around 50% of those who start smoking at teen age |
| smoking will kill about six billion people all over the world. | | | | years ago go on to smoke for 15 to 20 years. Talking |
| If the number of smokers keep increasing like this, the | | | | of the young people died of smoking, about quarter of |
| number of people died of smoking will be quite less | | | | a youth alive all over the world are going to add to the |
| than the ones who are facing serious health ailments | | | | numbers in a quick span of time. |
| due to smoking. | | | | |