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Global Perspectives on Gender Disparities in Smoking Rates and Life Expectancy

This exploration examines the correlation between gender-specific smoking rates and life expectancy worldwide, drawing on data from various resources such as Tobacco Atlas and international life expectancy studies. It highlights significant differences in smoking habits between men and women across countries, illustrating how these habits influence life expectancy outcomes, particularly in nations like Russia and China. The analysis also discusses anticipated mortality rates in China due to smoking-related diseases and emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to combat rising tobacco use.

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Global Perspectives on Gender Disparities in Smoking Rates and Life Expectancy

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  1. Using online resources, can we explore gender and smoking rate globally?Two worlds: Marlboro men lose www.tobaccoatlas.org http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update34_data.htm www,worldmapper.org

  2. In countries where male and female smoking rates differ, do life expectancies differ as well?

  3. % of Males and Females who Smoke in Selected Countries, with Life Expectancy 44 62/74 73 72 73 81 81 78 73 Life expectancy

  4. Rates of smoking around the world range from a high of 80% of males in Afghanistan to a low of less than 1 % of females in Ethiopia and India. • We expect that smoking rates are correlated with life expectancy, but other factors are also involved. • In Russia, smoking is one of the factors that contributes to the 12 year difference in life expectancy between men and women. Why isn’t this true in China?

  5. Male and Female Life Expectancy at Birth

  6. Chinese rates of cigarette consumption have increased from 200 per person per year to over 1300 per person per year in 2005. • We know from US experience that it takes 30-40 years for smoking related diseases to develop; we predict that without large scale efforts to reduce smoking in men in China, that mortality rates for men will increase. • It is estimated that 33% of male mortality in China will be due to smoking related causes by 2030 (Niu 1999, BMJ).

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