Bangladesh is one of the largest tobacco consumers in the world with 37.8 million adults aged 15 years and above — who are about 35.3 per cent of the country’s population — consuming tobacco products, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2017. Although the overall prevalence of tobacco use declined by 18.5 per cent from 2009 to 2107, the consumption of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (SLT) remains very high.
Bangladesh is one of the largest tobacco consumers in the world with 37.8 million adults aged 15 years and above — who are about 35.3 per cent of the country’s population — consuming tobacco products, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2017. Although the overall prevalence of tobacco use declined by 18.5 per cent from 2009 to 2107, the consumption of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (SLT) remains very high.