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News » 2008 » November » Tobacco will kill much more People than you think

Tobacco will kill much more People than you think


Around five million of people worldwide die each year from tobacco related causes, including cancer, heart disease and respiratory diseases, according a study. Tobacco kills more people than the other major reasons such as AIDS, or legal and illegal drugs, road accidents, murder and suicide cause death.

The World Health Organization estimated that by 2025 the annual number of deaths resulting from tobacco will almost double. Of the approximately ten million deaths per year by 2030, an estimated three million will occur in the developed world and seven million in developing countries. Researchers proved that one of the effective methods of reducing tobacco consumption is taxation through increase of prices of tobacco products. In a study was shown that a 10% increase in price on a packet of order cigarettes is likely to reduce tobacco consumption by about 4% in high-income countries and by about 8% in low and middle income countries.

The illegal trade in tobacco products is a major international problem that requires an international solution for to reduce tobacco use and save lives. In fact, cigarettes are the world's most widely smuggled legal consumer product. There was found evidence that the illicit tobacco trade is carried out by transnational criminal groups and that money gained through illicit trade has been used for other serious criminal enterprises, including terrorist operations.

Much of the organized criminal smuggling that accounts for the vast majority of cigarette smuggling worldwide has occurred with the knowledge of the major cigarette companies themselves and would not occur without their compliance.

Smuggling has been an integral part of the business activities of global cigarette companies. Recent data from tobacco industry documents show that roughly a third of all exported cigarettes worldwide continue to be diverted into smuggling supply lines with major international brands continuing to dominate.

Through smuggling, tobacco companies can sell their brands in countries otherwise closed to them because of import bans or because tax rates and duty free make legal imports much more expensive than domestic brands. Smuggling expands the companies’ sales being much cheaper than all legally imported cigarettes sold in the country. By helping to keep overall cigarette prices down, smuggled cigarettes also help to increase overall sales.

Tobacco industries have benefits from smuggling in several ways, because smuggling can stimulates consumption both directly and indirectly.