India Buzz: 10% of smokers in India

New Delhi: Ringing alarm bells for the health establishment, a new WHO report has claimed that 10 per cent of the world’s smokers live in this country.

According to the report, two thirds of world’s smokers live in 10 countries. While 30 per cent live in China, India accounts for 10 per cent.

The use of tobacco in India among young girls has risen with 9.7 per cent girls between the age of 13 and 16 years using some form of tobacco as against 3.1 per cent adult women.

Tobacco prevalence among adult men is a high 57 per cent, while 32.7 per cent of them smoke bidis.