How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?

Published June 1, 2011
Indian health volunteers dress in costume, participating in an anti-smoking rally during the “World No Tobacco Day” organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Hyderabad. India is the world's second-largest tobacco producer and consumer after China, according to the American Cancer Society and the World Lung Foundation. – Photo by AFP
Indian health volunteers dress in costume, participating in an anti-smoking rally during the “World No Tobacco Day” organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Hyderabad. India is the world's second-largest tobacco producer and consumer after China, according to the American Cancer Society and the World Lung Foundation. – Photo by AFP
More than 241 million people in India use tobacco in different forms. – Photo by AFP
More than 241 million people in India use tobacco in different forms. – Photo by AFP
People from all across the world smoke, regardless the nationality and gender. – Photo by Agencies
People from all across the world smoke, regardless the nationality and gender. – Photo by Agencies
A man is seen smoking cigarette in Lahore. – Photo by AFP
A man is seen smoking cigarette in Lahore. – Photo by AFP
South Korean activists wear cigarette-shaped outfits during a campaign, marking the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ in Seoul. – Photo by AFP
South Korean activists wear cigarette-shaped outfits during a campaign, marking the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ in Seoul. – Photo by AFP
Indian health volunteers participate in the anti-smoking rally. – Photo by AFP
Indian health volunteers participate in the anti-smoking rally. – Photo by AFP
A man displays posters during a rally in Allahabad, India. – Photo by AP
A man displays posters during a rally in Allahabad, India. – Photo by AP
An Indian woman smokes a bidi, or hand-rolled shredded tobacco. – Photo by AP
An Indian woman smokes a bidi, or hand-rolled shredded tobacco. – Photo by AP
Bidis are popular among impoverished Indians as the price is significantly cheaper. A packet of 10 bidis costs about 2 Indian Rupees (USD 5 cents).
Bidis are popular among impoverished Indians as the price is significantly cheaper. A packet of 10 bidis costs about 2 Indian Rupees (USD 5 cents).
A Bangladeshi rickshaw driver smokes while taking a break, in Dhaka. – Photo by AP
A Bangladeshi rickshaw driver smokes while taking a break, in Dhaka. – Photo by AP

‘World No Tobacco Day’ is observed on May 31 to encourage a one-day abstinence from all kinds of tobacco, as smoking is the second biggest cause of death globally. According to the World Health Organization, smoking kills more than 5 million people every year, including some 600,000 non-smokers who died from exposure to tobacco smoke.

In Pakistan, more than 100,000 people died from diseases caused by the use of tobacco last year, according to the Coalition of Tobacco Control in Pakistan.

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