‘Tobacco use costs world $1T annually’

TOBACCO use costs the world more than $1 trillion annually in health care costs and lost productivity, with the biggest economic burden being borne by low- and middle-income countries, a joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) said.

“The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control” was described as the first comprehensive review of the economic impact of global tobacco use and control efforts in nearly 20 years.