Secondhand tobacco smoke affects more than 2.7 billion people and causes 1.66 million deaths annually worldwide
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- A study published in The Lancet Public Health estimates that secondhand tobacco smoke affects more than 2.7 billion people and causes 1.66 million deaths each year worldwide.
- Women and children are identified as the most vulnerable groups, while Southeast Asia and Africa face a particularly severe impact.
Secondhand tobacco smoke affects more than 2.7 billion people worldwide and causes 1.66 million deaths each year, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.
The study warns that women and children are the most vulnerable to exposure.
It also identifies Southeast Asia and Africa as regions facing a particularly critical impact.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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