Over 650,000 Europeans are killed every year because they smoke; one in seven of all deaths across the EU
More than 79,000 adults die each year as a result of passive smoking in the 25 countries of the EU
A total ban on smoking in the workplace produces productivity gains
Cigarettes are the world’s most widely smuggled legal consumer product
3 in 10 of all deaths from all respiratory diseases are caused by smoking
A total of just over 19,000 of the deaths are among non-smokers
1 in 4 of all deaths from cancer in the EU is caused by smoking
Smoking continues to be the largest single cause of death and disease in the European Union, despite the progress that has been made in tobacco control.
