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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The World Health Organization, WHO, has revealed a stark reality for Nigeria, reporting an estimated 13 million smokers and linking over 16,000 deaths annually to smoking-related causes.<\/p>\n

This is according to CISLAC\u2019s Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, represented by Muhammad Murtala, during a one-day stakeholders\u2019 engagement in Dutse, Jigawa State.<\/p>\n

He said Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death among non-communicable diseases, NCDs as it is directly linked to a high burden of cancer, heart diseases and stroke.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cThere are around 1.1 billion smokers worldwide and about 80% of these live in low- and middle-income countries, LMICs, where more than two-thirds of smoking-related deaths occur\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has one of the leading tobacco markets in Africa, with over 18 billion cigarettes sold annually\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WHO estimated about 13 million smokers in Nigeria in 2012, with over 16,000 deaths attributable to smoking\u201d<\/p>\n

Rafsanjani said this alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for awareness and action on the tobacco epidemic within the nation.<\/p>\n

He said Nigeria continues to sustain tobacco control efforts in the country but that there is also a need to expand the effort in all the states.<\/p>\n

The group noted that commercials by international tobacco companies and the relative role they play in economic growth may have contributed to a rise in smoking rates.<\/p>\n

He said the WHO-FCTC recognizes tax and price measures as the most cost-effective tool for tobacco control as they reduce affordability, especially among low-income earners and reduce initiation of children to smoking.<\/p>\n

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