Passengers smoke in a special hall at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. WHO: Europe entered the leading of the prevalence of smoking among adults Healthcare Europe became the leader in the world tobacco -smoking in the world: in 2024, 24.1 percent of adult residents of the region used tobacco. Also in Europe, the highest prevalence of smoking among women was recorded – 17.4 percent. This is stated in the new global report of the World Health Organization (WHO). According to WHO data, despite the reduction in the number of smokers at the global level, the tobacco epidemic is far from the end. The number of tobacco consumers around the world decreased from 1.38 billion people in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. Since 2010, their number has decreased by 120 million people, or 27 percent. However, every fifth adult on the planet is still dependent on tobacco, which annually leads to millions of preventive deaths. ~ 60 > “millions of people quit or do not begin to use tobacco thanks to the efforts of the countries to combat tobacco dependence,” said the general director of the tedros adkhan Goebreesus. – In response to this progress, the tobacco industry is responding to a response, withdrawing new nicotine products to the market and aggressively aiming at the youth. The governments need to act faster and more decisive, introducing proven tobacco control measures. ”~ 60 > new tobacco industry products 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~For the first time, the WHO appreciated the global distribution of electronic cigarettes, and the numbers were anxious: more than 100 million people in the world are already used by waves. ul >~ 60 > among adult users at least 86 million, most of them live in countries with a high level income. 60 > among adolescents (13–15 years old) – at least 15 million, and in countries where data is available, children on average nine times more often than adults use electronic cigarettes. ~ 60 > 62 ~ according to WHO data, the tobacco industry continues to bring new products and technologies to the market – electronic cigarettes, nicotine bags, heated tobacco and other products that harm people’s health, especially youth and youth and youth and youth and youth and youth and youth and youth and youth. adolescents. “Electronic cigarettes feed a new wave of nicotine dependence,” said the director of the WHO Department in Health Determinants, its promotion and prevention of Etienne Krug. – They are advertised as a means of reducing harm, but in fact they accustom children to nicotine even earlier and threaten to cross out the decades of the reached progress. ”~ 60 >~ 60 > women quit smoking faster than men although from 2000 to 2024 For a year, there is a steady decrease in tobacco consumption among men and women of all ages, it is women who lead in the process of refusing tobacco. This group of population reached a global goal reduction in consumption by 30 percent by 2025 five years earlier-back in 2020. The prevalence of smoking among women fell from 11 percent in 2010 to 6.6 percent in 2024, and the number of tobacco consumers decreased from 277 to 206 million. ~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~Men, on the contrary, will not reach the goal until 2031. Today, more than 80 percent of consumers of tobacco in the world are men, there are still almost 1 billion of them. Although the prevalence among men decreased from 41.4 percent in 2010 to 32.5 percent in 2024, the rate of reduction remains too slow. picture by The regions 60 ~ ul > 60 ~ live > Southeast Asia: once a world focus of smoking, here the prevalence of tobacco use among men was reduced almost half-from 70 percent in 2000 to 37 percent in 2024; This region accounts for more than half a global decrease in smoking indicators. 60 > Africa: the lowest prevalence among all regions is 9.5 percent in 2024; The region is moving to achieve a global goal, but due to population growth, the absolute number of tobacco consumers continues to grow. America: the region has achieved a relative reduction by 36 percent, the prevalence of smoking decreased to 14 percent in 2024, although in a number of countries there are still not enough data for evaluation. 60 > eastern Mediterranean: prevalence is 18 percent, in some countries there is a further Growth. 60 > Western part of the Pacific: 22.9 percent of adults use tobacco in 2024 compared with 25.8 percent in 2010; Progress is the slowest. With low prevalence among women (2.5 percent), men remain leaders in smoking around the world – 43.3 percent. ~ 60 > call to action ~ 60 > wing Above tobacco: to fully introduce and ensure the implementation of a complex of measures & NBSP; MPOWER and the WHO frame convention on the fight against tobacco, to eliminate loopholes that allow the industry to influence children, regulate new nicotine products, including electronic cigarettes. The organization recommends raising taxes on tobacco, prohibit advertising and expanding the help of smoking rejection. 60 > “Almost 20 percent of adults still use tobacco and nicotine products. You can not weaken efforts now, ”said the assistant general director for strengthening public health, prevention and control of Disease Jeremy Farrar. “The world has achieved certain successes, but only more decisive and accelerated actions will help to defeat the tobacco epidemic.”