Tobacco Control Infographics

QUIT SMOKING START HEALING

The benefits of quitting smoking

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Your heart rate drops

Coughing and shortness of breath decrease

Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat and voice box is cut in half. Your risk of stroke decreases

MINS 24 HRS 1-12 MOS 1-2 YRS 5-10 YRS 10 YRS

Your risk of several cancers, including those of the mouth, throat, voice box and pancreas, drops close to that of someone who does not smoke 20 YRS

Nicotine levels in your blood drop to zero. The CO2 level in your blood drops to normal.

Your risk of heart attack drops dramatically

Your risk of lung cancer is about half that of a person who is still smoking

+7 MILLION PEOPLE

die from tobaccorelated illnesses every year. Yet millions more pick up smoking or start using a tobacco product every year.

US$ 23.5 MILLION

Despite more restrictive tobacco marketing laws, big tobacco companies spend 23.5 million dollars every day on marketing campaigns.

TOBACCO TAXATION

High tobacco taxes and prices that reduce affordability are proven to be the single most effective way of reducing tobacco use. A 10% increase in tobacco tax results in a 4-5 % reduction in tobacco demand.

Tobacco taxes encourage current smokers to cut down and quit, and deter youth from initiating smoking. ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO QUIT

HEALTHY ECONOMY

Tobacco use burdens the global economy with an estimated US$ 1.4 trillion in healthcare costs and lost productivity each year.

TIME FOR ACTION

Tobacco taxes are the most effective but the least-used tobacco control tool. Large tax increases will drive down tobacco initiation and consumption, reduce healthcare costs, and save lives.