Passive smoking killed 3.25 lakh Indians in 2023, Lancet study finds
- Passive smoking killed an estimated 3.25 lakh Indians in 2023, a Lancet study finds.
- India recorded a nearly 50% rise in passive-smoking deaths compared with 1990.
- Around 44.4 crore Indians were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, the study says.
- India had the world’s second-highest number of people exposed to second-hand smoke, behind China.
Source: indiatoday.in
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