News Report | September 2, 2020
Global Deaths Due To Smokeless Tobacco Have Increased By A Third
Between 2010 and 2017, global deaths due to smokeless tobacco have increased by approximately 348,798, an approximately 33% increase over time. The 2017 deaths account for 8,691,827 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost. Smokeless tobacco is defined as “various tobacco-containing products that are consumed by chewing, keeping in the mouth or sniffing, rather than smoking.”
During 2017, smokeless tobacco resulted in more than 90,000 deaths due to cancers of the mouth, pharynx, and esophagus. It also accounts for more than 258,000 deaths from heart disease. Geographically, more than 85% of the smokeless tobacco-related . . .