Some statistics on smoking: Is smoking coming to an end?

In this video, various information and striking statistics about smoking are shared: We know that smoking is harmful to health, but can smoking-related premature deaths be compared to those caused by, for example, traffic accidents or COVID-19? Who benefits from smoking? What is the tax burden on cigarettes? Is smoking coming to an end? What can we say about new tobacco products?

This study was funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for Smoke-Free World), an independent, U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Action played no role in designing, implementing, data analysis, or interpretation of the research results, nor did Global Action edit or approve any presentations or publications from the research. The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed, are the sole responsibility of the authors and should not be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action to End Smoking.