There were 82 million vapers in the world in 2021, according to new data published by the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR).
The briefing paper, which classifies nicotine as one of the world’s most popular drugs alongside alcohol and caffeine, assesses that the global number of vapers in 2021 had increased rapidly—up by about 20 percent since 2020, when the estimated total was 68 million.
GSTHR updated its calculation using information from the 2021 Eurobarometer 506 survey, in which the European Union surveyed most of its member countries on tobacco use and attitudes. An additional 30 million people worldwide are estimated to use different tobacco harm reduction options, in the form of either smokeless tobacco or heated tobacco products.
But there are still an estimated 1.1 billion smokers across the globe, 80 percent of whom live in low- and middle-income countries. Smoking remains the number one cause of preventable death on the planet.
Alex Norcia – Filter – 2022-03-10.
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