Alarming Statistics of People Now Vape, Warns Global Health Body
Over 100 hundred million users, including at bare minimum 15 million minors, now employ e-cigarettes, propelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, according to latest international public health reports.
Youth are, typically, nine times more likely than adults to vape, based on available global statistics.
Electronic cigarettes are fueling a "fresh wave" of nicotine addiction, commented a prominent health official. "These devices are marketed as harm reduction but, in reality, are addicting kids on nicotine sooner and risk compromising decades of advancement."
Teens Being 'Focused On'
"Millions of people are stopping, or not taking up tobacco usage thanks to tobacco restriction measures by states throughout the globe," the official said.
"As a reaction to this substantial advancement, the tobacco business is resisting with novel nicotine devices, actively targeting young people. Governments must act faster and more vigorously in implementing established tobacco-control policies," the representative further stated.
The e-cigarette numbers are an approximation since numerous nations - 109 in sum, and many in African and Asian regions - fail to collect information.
Per the report, as of this past February this year, at least 86 million e-cigarette individuals were mature individuals, mainly in high-income countries.
And at least 15 million teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 presently use e-cigarettes, per studies from 123 nations.
Although many states have made efforts to introduce e-cigarette rules to combat underage vaping in recent years, by the close of 2024, 62 states even now had no policy in place, and 74 nations had no age restriction at which e-cigarettes can be bought, states the health body.
Simultaneously, tobacco usage has been dropping - from an estimated 1.38 billion individuals in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.
Frequency of tobacco usage among females decreased the most - from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024.
With males, the reduction was from 41.4% in 2010 to 32.5% in 2024.
But 20% of mature individuals worldwide even now consumes tobacco.
Smoking is associated to numerous illnesses, including cancer.
Experts state vaping is considerably less dangerous than traditional cigarettes, and can help you stop smoking. It is not recommended for non-smokers.
Vaping devices do not burn tobacco and do not produce tar or carbon monoxide, a pair of the most harmful substances in tobacco vapors. They have nicotine, which may be addictive.
