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SUMMARY Proportion of all deaths attributable to tobacco (%)WHO RegionMenWomenAll adults African513Americas171516Eastern Mediterannean1227European25716South East Asian14510Western Pacific141113Global16712 Globally 12% of all deaths among adults aged 30 years and over were attributed to tobacco. In 2004, about 5 million adults aged 30 years and over died from direct tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) around the globe, that is one death approximately every six seconds. The regions with the highest proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco are the Americas and the European regions where tobacco has been used for a longer period of time. The proportion of mortality attributable to tobacco is higher among men than among women. Globally, 5% of all deaths from communicable diseases, and 14% of all deaths non-communicable diseases among adults aged 30 years and over are attributable to tobacco. Within communicable diseases, tobacco use is responsible for an estimated 7% of all deaths due to tuberculosis and 12% of deaths due to lower respiratory infections.
SUMMARY Proportion of all deaths attributable to tobacco (%) WHO Region Men Women All adults African 5 1 3 Americas 17 15 16 Eastern Mediterannean 12 2 7 European 25 7 16 South East Asian 14 5 10 Western Pacific 14 11 13 Global 16 7 12 Globally 12% of all deaths among adults aged 30 years and over were attributed to tobacco.
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