Cigarettes kill one person every 6 seconds
Health Screening Video by HPB
April 23, 2009Good Health is Everything
April 25, 2009Facts about smoking:
1) Smoking kills one person every 6 seconds
2) A person loses 15 years of his/her life if he/she smokes
3) Smoking causes 90% of all lung cancers
4) Smoking increases your risk of stroke, fatal heart attacks and many other diseases.
5) More than 90% of Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases are caused by smoking.
6) Smoking kills more people than Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria combined.
7) Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in the world.
8) All forms of tobacco including bidis, kreteks and shisha are equally lethal.
9) 3 out of 4 of all smokers who are aware of the danger of smoking want to quit smoking.