83,000,000 Chinese people died as a result of smoking and pollution

Smokers The number of smokers in China accounted for one-third of the total number of the world A Harvard University study in the next 25 years China will have 83,000,000 people die of smoking and pollution-induced lung disease. By the Harvard School of Public Health conducted the study found that smoking as well as large areas of China still exists in the wood, coal, straw and animal droppings, such as bio-fuels for heating and light a fire to cook the practice of the Chinese people a serious health hazard. Researchers at the well-known British medical journal "The Lancet" published a research report, sadly report the notice of the vast majority of lung disease deaths are avoidable. The researchers followed up China over the past five years of respiratory system diseases such as lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases and over the next 25 years the incidence of diseases related to conditions predicted. Effective measures The report pointed out that in 2033 China will have 65,000,000 people died, commonly known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and there will be 18,000,000 people die of lung cancer. One of the research team, an associate professor at Harvard School of Public Health Ai Zhati appeal to the Chinese government to take urgent and effective measures. "If China through taxation, health education and a ban on tobacco advertising means of control; give no supply of clean fuel of the people of the country to provide 70% of the clean fuel, or to provide them with cleaner fuels using existing methods can be made Huge health gains. " The researchers calculated that if the above measures can be turned into reality, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can reduce the number of the 26,000,000 people who died of lung cancer can reduce the number of 6,300,000 people. The cause of death At present, respiratory diseases is already a threat to China's one of the top ten killer. According to the Chinese Ministry of Health announced in China in 2005 were the leading cause of death, respiratory system diseases, China is the number one cause of the rural population and urban population caused the fourth largest cause of death. Statistics show that 70% of Chinese households are still using bio-fuels, the vast majority of these households are located in rural areas. In addition, about half of Chinese male adults are smokers, the number of Chinese smokers account for about one-third of the world. According to statistics, the total number of smokers in the world is about 1.1 billion people, of which 9 million people from low-income and middle-income countries; the other half of the world's population still rely on bio-fuels for heating and cooking.