Preventable Deaths Attributable to Second-Hand Smoke in Southeast Asia-Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In addition to harms caused to individuals who smoke, second-hand smoke (SHS or passive smoke) is an important public health issue. We aim to estimate the extent of preventable deaths due to tobacco and SHS exposure in Southeast Asia.

Methods

Data were from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. We analysed data from Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Results

In 2019, there were 728,500 deaths attributable to tobacco in Southeast Asia, with 128,200 deaths attributed to SHS exposure. The leading causes of preventable deaths were ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, lower respiratory infections, chronic obstructive

SUBMITTER: Leung J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11254616 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature