How many smokers are there in China at present?

At present, there are more than 300 million smokers in China.

The report "Health Hazards of Smoking in China 2020" shows that the number of smokers in China exceeds 300 million, and the smoking rate of people aged 15 and above is 26.6%, among which the male smoking rate is as high as 50.5%. More than 1 10,000 people die of tobacco every year in China. If effective action is not taken, it is expected to increase to 2 million people per year by 2030 and 3 million people per year by 2050. May 3, 20231Day is the 36th World No Tobacco Day, with the theme of "Smoke-free Escort for Growth".

The smoking rate of people aged 0/5 and above in China/Kloc-0 decreased from 33.9% in 1984 to 26.6% in 20 18. The smoking rate of men decreased from 6 1% to 50.5%, and that of women decreased from 7% to 2. 1%. According to this calculation, there are 308 million smokers (smokers at the time of investigation) aged 15 in China, including 296 million males and 0.8 million females.

According to the report, compared with previous surveys, the smoking rate of the population in China shows a downward trend, but it still remains at a high level, and there is still a big gap with the tobacco control target proposed in the Outline of Healthy China 2030, that is, the smoking rate of the population above 15 will drop to 20% in 2030.

Harm of secondhand smoke

Secondhand smoke is the gas that smokers breathe. Avoid the hidden dangers of second-hand smoke and try to avoid crowds when smoking. Many cities will set up special smoking areas in order to minimize the harm of second-hand smoke. As for third-hand smoke, most of them are stickies attached to clothes, floors and walls, so the best way to avoid the hidden dangers of third-hand smoke is not to smoke at home.

After smoking outside, you should also clean up your clothes, shoes and socks and clean the walls and floors at home regularly, which can effectively reduce the hidden dangers of third-hand smoke. Smoking is the first disease, and tobacco control is the first disease prevention. Among the main risk factors affecting human health, the most preventable problem is smoking. If smoking is controlled, the biggest preventable risk factor leading to human health loss will be eliminated.