Smoking causes 12 pct of nation’s disease burden

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TUOITRE

Smoking accounts for 12 percent of disease burden in Vietnam, according to statistics released at a conference about smoking policies held by the Health Strategy and Policy Institute.
Nguyen Viet Anh from the Ministry of Health’s Tobacco Harm Prevention Unit said as much as 23 percent of Vietnamese are active smokers while passive smokers amount to 33 million.

She said even in hospitals and kindergartens where no smoking is allowed, the rate of passive smoking is still as high as 23 percent.

At present, 40,000 people are diagnosed with tobacco-related diseases in Vietnam every year and the figure is expected to climb to 70,000 in 2030.

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