Smoking is a global problem. It is estimated that one in three adults smoke with over 1 billion people smoke worldwide. The majority of smokers live in these countries, the lower the middle socioeconomic spectrum. Like the majority, about 80% of the population in low and middle income countries. The number of smokers worldwide is expected to continue to grow each year.

The worldwide popularity of smoking is to change social class, historical era and culture. Historically, smoking was a pastime of the rich. However, this trend changed in recent decades. It appears to be financially advantageous for men smoking less prosperous countries in recent years.

The World Health Organization is studying the smoking policy and statistical patterns across the world and has disclosed the following statistics:

1) Eastern Europe, especially high on smoking in up to 59% of adult men smoke. Also, significantly more women smoke in Eastern Europe than in East Asia and Pacific region.

2) Most people who smoke, begin smoking before they are 25 years old. Worldwide studies indicate that people who smoke for a much younger age. World Health Organization research shows that most smokers in rich countries, starting in adolescence.

Smoking in the U.S.

How the United States to the rest of the world where smoking is? Maybe it’s not surprising to hear that Americans are not better than anyone else. According to the National Health Interview Survey (OEP), Centers for disease control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics:

3) The United States, the estimated 25.6 million men (25.2%) and 22.6 million women (20.7%) smokers. These smokers have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. Here are the latest estimates, smokers aged 18 and older:

4) Studies reveal that smoking popularity is significantly higher for people with 9-11 years of education (35.4%) compared with more than 16 years of education (11.6%).

5) It seems that the correlation between the country’s living standards, education and income and the number of people who are smoking. The more and better informed people are, the more likely it is to quit smoking.

6) lives under the poverty level (33.3%) more likely to start smoking.

7) Among whites, 25.1% men and 21.7% of women smoke.

Among black or African American, 27.6% of men and women, 18% of smokers.

9) among Asians, 21.3% men and 6.9% of women smoke.

10) among Hispanics / People, 23.2% men and 12.5% of women smoke.

11) among American Indians / Alaska natives, 32% men and 36.9% of women smoke.

12) A shocking … 1 in 5 five deaths from smoking

13) It is estimated that smoking is responsible for 400,000 deaths in the United States each year.

14) Cigarettes are responsible for about 25% of deaths in residential fires, nearly 1,000 fire-related deaths and injuries each year 3300

15) Smoking is blamed for many serious cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases

16) of nicotine and tobacco carcinogens, there are some very strong and responsible for most cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, esophagus and bronchi.

17) The tobacco is known that the product is a cancer of the pancreas, kidney, bladder, cervix

18) Since smoking reduces blood flow, nicotine addiction has been proven to cause impotence.

19) If you smoke, the risk of respiratory diseases is high. This can lead to lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia, which is responsible for 85,000 a year.

20) Children and adolescents who are active smokers have increasingly severe respiratory illness, as they grow older

21) Smoking during pregnancy increases the rate of miscarriage and fetal growth retardation. It also causes about 5-6% of birth deaths, 17-26% of low birthweight births, and 70-10% of preterm birth.

If you do not want to quit smoking after reading these shocking figures, you really need to get your head examined. You know in your heart, what is the best thing you can do. Make a firm decision to quit today, and stick to it!