May 31st was World No Tobacco Day. Everybody knows that tobacco is bad for you health, so how does using tobacco effects one's health, and how many people smoke? Meeting

▲ May 31st is World No Tobacco Day

- The Reduction of percentage using tobacco

So the percentage of people smoking reduced. Seeing at people more than 15 years old, in 2000, 27% of people smoked, but in 2016, 20% of people smoke. The percentage of people smoking in male also reduced about 9%, and percentage of people smoking in female reduced about 6%. But World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that people will not achieve their goal of reducing smoking population 30%. As the current situation continues, only 22% of smoking population will be reduced. Another interesting facts about reduction of smoking population is that smoking reduction of developed countries are bigger than developing countries. The reason for this is because of the resistance of smoking companies in developing countries. To achieve goals that WHO targeted, more people needs to quit using tobacco.

▲ As everybody knows, smoking is harmful to one`s health.

- How using tobacco effects human health

World Health Organization stated that there are too little awareness of tobacco's impact on human health. The chief of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most people

know that using tobacco causes cancer and lung disease, but they don't recognize that using tobacco ca

uses heart diseases and strokes. He added that, "Tobacco doesn't just cause cancer. It quite literally breaks hearts. Tobacco contains more than seven thousands of chemicals, including tar, other chemicals that narrows arteries and damage blood vessels, and nicotine, which associates with higher rates of cholesterol and

▲ Smoking can cause cardiovascular disease.