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According to a recent study published in the public health journal The Lancet, reducing smoking to five percent of the current rate by 2050 would increase life expectancy by one year for men and 0.2 years for women. The researchers found that, based on current trends, worldwide smoking rates could decline by 21 percent for men and four percent for women by 2050.
Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors Tobacco Forecasting Accelerating efforts to end smoking could prevent 876 million years of life lost, the partners said. Banning cigarette sales by 2095 could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths in 185 countries. Two-thirds of these will be in low- and middle-income countries. Stein Emil Volset, a senior author, said efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate smoking around the world should not stop.
According to the study, the estimate of preventable deaths was obtained by analyzing the impact of the ban on tobacco sales on people born between 2006 and 2010. It also examines the potential impact of a tobacco-free production policy. The purpose of this Act is to ban the sale of tobacco to persons born after a certain year.