$1.4 billion

total has been lost globally due to the economic cost of smoking

860 million

adult smokers live in LMICs, and approximately 226 million are living in poverty

7 million

preventable deaths each year occur due to tobacco use

80%

of tobacco-attributed deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries

A 10% increase

in tobacco taxes will lead to a 4% decrease in smoking in HICs, and a 6% decrease in LMICs on average

$31 billion

in the U.S. alone would be gained if global illicit trade were eliminated, and over 160,000 lives would be saved