The number of smokers in the country has decreased by 1.1 million, from 17 million in 2009 to 15.9 million in 2015, the Department of Health said on Monday, citing survey results.
According to the 2015 Philippines’ Global Adult Survey (GATS), the prevalence of tobacco use among Filipinos 15 years and above dropped from 29.7 percent in 2009 to 23.8 percent in 2015.
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