Today's global tobacco epidemic may represent one of the first instances of the globalization
of a noninfectious cause of disease. This article focuses on the first century of the global …

This report, the fifth in the series of WHO reports on the global tobacco epidemic, presents a
country-level examination of the epidemic and identifies countries that have applied effective …

Objectives. We sought to outline an optimistic yet achievable goal for future US smoking
prevalence rates based on empirical evidence reflecting the success of smoking control …

Background The Healthy China 2030 strategy sets ambitious targets for China's policy-
makers, including a decrease in the smoking rate from 27.7% in 2015 to 20% by 2030 …

Objective Since the WHO released the M onitoring tobacco use and tobacco control policies;
P rotecting from the dangers of tobacco smoke; O ffering help to quit tobacco; W arning the …

Abstract Objectives: Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) set a goal of reducing the adult smoking
prevalence to 12% by 2010. Smoking prevalence rates do not appear to be declining at or …

Introduction We calculate the US adult smoking cessation rate for 2014–2019, compare it to
the historical trend, and estimate the implication for future smoking prevalence. Methods We …

Background Russia has high smoking rates and weak tobacco control policies. A simulation
model is used to examine the effect of tobacco control policies on past and future smoking …

Obesity has become a serious public health problem globally. China has the world's largest
number of people with obesity or overweight. More than 50% of adults and about 20% of …

Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public
health burden. Worldwide, tobacco use is estimated to kill about 5 million people annually …