Oops .. 50 Million People Indonesia Suction 20 cigarettes per day

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Director of Communicable Diseases Control Ministry of Health, Dr Azimal, said cigarette consumption has now become global and national issues. As many as 80 percent occur in developing countries. While Indonesia itself was ranked third after China and India.

"We estimate that 50 million of Indonesia's population with an average smoking cigarettes smoked per day as many as 20 cigarettes per person," said Azimal in Denpasar, on Monday (28 / 2), while socialization Draft Local Regulation on Regions No Smoking (KTM).

Azimal said conditions make many of Indonesia's population has the potential to develop various non-communicable diseases caused by smoking such as heart disease, tumors, cancer and so forth. In fact, smoking has killed 13,500 people per day worldwide, or one person every second.

In addition, he said, more than 200 thousand people die every year due to diseases associated with smoking. "Even the most severe again, as many as 43 million children are exposed to cigarette smoke (secondhand smoke)," he said.

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