Alarming Statistics of People Now Use E-Cigarettes, Warns Global Health Organization
More than 100 million users, featuring at bare minimum 15 million youth, now use e-cigarettes, fueling a new surge of nicotine habit, per current international health data.
Youth are, on average, nine times more prone than grown-ups to vape, according to current international statistics.
E-cigarettes are fueling a "new wave" of nicotine addiction, remarked a leading health representative. "They are marketed as risk reduction but, truthfully, are hooking children on nicotine earlier and threaten undermining years of advancement."
Young People Being 'Aimed At'
"Millions of individuals are stopping, or not taking up tobacco consumption because of tobacco restriction measures by countries around the planet," he stated.
"As an answer to this substantial improvement, the tobacco business is fighting back with new nicotine products, forcefully aiming at young people. Authorities must act faster and stronger in enacting proven tobacco-control regulations," the official further stated.
The e-cigarette figures are a projection since several states - 109 in all, and several in Africa and Southeast Asia - fail to collect data.
Based on the study, as of this past February this year, at least 86 million e-cigarette individuals were adults, primarily in developed nations.
And at least 15 million youth aged 13 and 15 presently vape, according to surveys from 123 countries.
While many countries have attempted to implement e-cigarette rules to tackle underage vaping in recent years, by the end of 2024, 62 nations even now had no measure in operation, and 74 states had no age limit at which e-cigarettes may be acquired, reports the medical body.
Meanwhile, tobacco use has been declining - from an projected 1.38 billion consumers in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.
Occurrence of tobacco consumption among women decreased the most - from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024.
For men, the decrease was from 41.4% in 2010 to 32.5% in 2024.
But a fifth of grown-ups globally still consumes tobacco.
Smoking is linked to many conditions, such as cancer.
Specialists claim vaping is significantly less harmful than cigarettes, and can aid you stop smoking. It is not recommended for non-smokers.
E-cigarettes eliminate burning tobacco and avoid generating tar or toxic gas, two of the most dangerous elements in tobacco fumes. They include nicotine, which can be habit-forming.
