Factsheet 8. Tobacco and poverty

KEY FACTS

• The tobacco epidemic is shifting to lowand middle-income countries.
• People on low incomes are more likely to smoke than those on higher incomes.
• Money spent on tobacco reduces the amount of money available to spend on food, healthcare, shelter and education.
• Tobacco use affects the health, nutrition, education, employment and gender equality of people on low income.
• By reducing tobacco use among the poor, tobacco control contributes significantly to achieving the Millennium
• Development Goals (MDGs).

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