Deaths from second-hand smoke in India rose nearly fifty percent by 2023. This occurred even as overall death rates improved by about thirty percent. The population exposed to passive smoke also increased significantly over these years. Children accounted for over twelve percent of the global health burden from this exposure. Effective tobacco control measures are needed to reduce these avoidable deaths.

In the UK alone, researchers estimated that second-hand smoke was responsible for 6,100 deaths in 2023 - making it deadlier than diseases such as bladder cancer.

More than 2.7 billion people worldwide, including 767 million children, were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths, a Lancet study said…

Deaths from second-hand smoke in India rose nearly fifty percent by 2023. This occurred even as overall death rates improved by about thirty percent. The population exposed to…