Worldwide, the number of people who use tobacco has decreased. In 2015, the number of such people was one billion 320 million, which has come down to one billion 300 million in 2020. Giving this information, the WHO said that by the year 2025, the number of tobacco users could further reduce to one billion 270 million.
According to the World Health Organization, 70 percent of tobacco users are not getting enough support to quit the habit.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the most effective way to curb the use of tobacco is to impose taxes, but in the face of illegal trade in tobacco products, tax policies are also not effective. Illegal trade in tobacco not only poses a threat to public health but also harms government revenue
