WHO: Number of adult tobacco users worldwide has decreased

The World Health Organisation has announced that the total number of adult tobacco users worldwide has decreased. In releasing its latest Global tobacco trends report the organisation says the fastest decreases in tobacco use is happening in the lower middle-income countries while the highest prevalence of tobacco users is in the South-East Asian region. The WHO’s Dr Rüdiger Krech has urged countries to continue putting in place tobacco control policies and to continue the fight against tobacco industry interference.