Evaluation of the thai tobacco control policy

Tobacco use has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most preventable cause of death and disability in the world. Globally, there are 1.1 billion people who smoke, over 80 per cent of whom live in low- and middle-income countries. Of all the people alive today, 500 million will die of tobacco-related causes. Although a staggering 100 million tobacco-related deaths occurred in the twentieth century, it is estimated that, by the end of the twenty-first century, 10 times that number, or 1 billion people, will have died because of tobacco use, and this burden will be borne most heavily by developing countries.