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Tobacco kills 7 million people every year
The World Health Organization has revealed that tobacco kills more than seven million people each year, and 80 percent of them live in low-and middle-income countries.
Vietnam looks to stub out tobacco use
Vietnam is striving to reduce the rate of tobacco use among men aged 15 and above to less than 39% in the 2023-2025 period.
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Smoking rate envisaged to fall under 39%
Vietnam is striving to reduce the rate of tobacco use among males aged from 15 to less than 39% in the 2023 – 2025 period as set out in the National Strategy on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control to 2030. The figure among women aged from 15 is expected to decrease to below 1.4%.
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