Smoking-Attributable Mortality in Bangladesh : Proportional Mortality Study

Smoking causes about 25% of all deaths in Bangladeshi men aged 25 to 69 years and an average loss of seven years of life per smoker. Without a substantial increase in smoking cessation rates, which are low among Bangladeshi men, smoking-attributable deaths in Bangladesh are likely to increase.

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Main Authors: Alam, Dewan S., Jha, Prabhat, Ramasundarahettige, Chinthanie, Streatfield, Peter Kim, Niessen, Louis W.
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:en_US
Published: World Health Organization 2013-10
Subjects:smoking, mortality,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23224
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Summary:Smoking causes about 25% of all deaths in Bangladeshi men aged 25 to 69 years and an average loss of seven years of life per smoker. Without a substantial increase in smoking cessation rates, which are low among Bangladeshi men, smoking-attributable deaths in Bangladesh are likely to increase.