Tobacco and industry deception
Tobacco kills more than 7 million people a year, including 1.6 million non-smokers. Decades of internal industry documents show the harms were known and hidden.
How this affects people
Tobacco kills up to half of its users. Around 80% of the world's 1.2 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries.
Litigation in the 1990s forced the release of millions of internal industry documents showing companies knew about addiction and cancer risks — the foundation of today's tobacco-control treaty.
Look at what keeps the problem going
- 01Nicotine addiction
- 02Marketing to young people
- 03New nicotine products
- 04Weak enforcement of tobacco-control laws
What could happen next
The future leaves room for choices. Compare the outlooks, check what supports them and notice where the evidence becomes less certain
Use keeps slowly falling
Tobacco use declines globally but not everywhere.
The future is not a timetable. These summaries reflect published scenarios and trends, with deeper uncertainty at longer horizons. Choices made now matter.
Where could a useful response begin?
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