India rank’s on top countries with the most women smokers

A study done by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington has revealed that India has more female smokers than any country except the US.

Smoking is eight times more prevalent among Indian men than women. But interestingly, an average Indian female smoker puffs away more cigarettes per day (7) than a male (6.1). One in every five female tobacco users in India uses the smokeless form, while one in 10 smokes cigarettes.

“Smoking rates remain dangerously high for men and there is more work to be done to drive these rates lower,” said Dr K Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India, in response to the findings.

One in every five female tobacco users in India uses the smokeless form as against one in 10 who smoke. Also, an average Indian woman is taking up smoking at 17.5 years as against 18.8 years among men. These were the new estimates of global tobacco use, published in the medical journal the Lancet few months ago.

The quit rate was low in India with less than 20% of adults who had ever smoked saying they had given up.

Many girls also start smoking because of emotional problems and stress as we are brainwashed into believing that a cigarette helps us to relax.

Some girls may smoke just to experiment while there are few who have a false assumption that it could help them in reducing their weight. Little do they know that smoking does not cause any weight loss and instead, destroys their skin and figure.

The truth is, smoking is the only consumer good that can kill an individual in the long run when used as directed. WTN