Exposure to second-hand smoke caused 1.7 million deaths globally in 2023, according to the latest statistics, but has fallen sharply in wealthier countries. Sub-Saharan Africa saw the largest increase in the world due to a rising population

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…

Second-hand smoke causes serious health harm, including heart disease, respiratory illness and cancer, and remains a leading cause of preventable death worldwide.

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…