Global Tobacco Epidemic Report 2017
2017
This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes tobacco control since the 2005 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), with a focus on monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies. There has been steady progress in global tobacco control since the FCTC was adopted and the “MPOWER” measures were introduced, in 2008, to promote government action on six tobacco control strategies. Now, about 4.7 billion people—63 percent of the world’s population—are covered by at least one comprehensive tobacco control measure, such as strong graphic warnings on tobacco products, smoke-free public places, and other measures; this represents a dramatic, four-fold increase since 2007 when only 1 billion people, or 15 percent of the world’s population, were covered. Tobacco control monitoring, the focus of this report, is an area in particular need of attention.
This report is accompanied by an executive summary; data tables, technical appendices, and infographics; and country profiles that present national data about tobacco prevalence, preventive measures, cessation efforts, and tobacco economics.
Global Tobacco Epidemic Report 2017
Source:
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2017: Monitoring Tobacco Use and Prevention Policies. World Health Organization 2017. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/255874.