WHO Tobacco Trends Report: Global Smoking Decline, but Harm Reduction Still Overlooked
The World Health Organization’s new Global Report on Tobacco Trends 2000–2024 paints a complex picture: while smoking rates continue to fall, one in five adults worldwide still uses tobacco. Between 2000 and 2024, the global number of tobacco users declined from 1.38 billion to 1.2 billion, an impressive 120 million fewer smokers since 2010. Yet,…