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Smoking in India decreased by 10% in 2 yrs but women smokers increased sharply: Health Ministry Report

December 28, 2015Social IssuesOmkar Sawant

According to the latest data given by the health ministry of India in Parliament, cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily. However, the number of women smokers in the country is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female smokers after the United States.

Cigarette consumption in 2014-15 was 93.2 billion sticks (10 billion less than in 2012-13). In the same period, production of cigarette sticks fell from 117 billion sticks to 105.3 billion.

This good news comes along with the sobering finding of a global tobacco study, which showed that the number of women smokers in India went up from 5.3 million in 1980 to 12.7 million in 2012.

Limited impact on diseases caused by tobacco

Unlike most countries where cigarettes constitute over 90% of tobacco consumption, in India, it is just about 11%. Hence, while the decline is a positive development, its impact on burden of diseases caused by tobacco remains limited as consumption is dominated by chewing tobacco, followed by bidis.

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