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China and United States Smoking

The US and China are both different in many ways. They both have different opinions on smoking. They have a lot of similarities and differences. This paper will tell you the opinions, similarities, and differences. China is the world’s largest consumer of tobacco. In China the majority of deaths are due to respiratory diseases. 1.2 million People die annually of tobacco- related diseases. At current rates, about 3.5 million Chinese will die from smoking each year by 2030, accounting for over a third of all tobacco-attributed deaths in the world, according to a WHO study called “Tobacco Control and China’s Future released last month.” In America, an average of 400,000 people die from smoking related diseases every year. The economics of smoking to China exceeded 70 billion Yuan last year, creating what one critic called a country “with the biggest tobacco problem in the world.” For a pack of 20 cigarettes it costs 5 Yuan which is 76 cents in the USA. 70 billion Yuan equals 10.65498 billion US dollars. In the US they spent 90 billion dollars on tobacco products in 2006. A pack of cigarettes in the USA costs on average $4.52. China doesn’t know the health risks of smoking. People in the United States are starting to quit smoking because they now the health risks. Some risks of smoking are: lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and emphysema. On average each cigarette shortens a smoker’s life by 11 minutes. China doesn’t have the medical staff that knows about the risks of smoking. Overall China has a big smoking problem. Maybe one day they will cut down on smoking. By then they might have an advanced medical staff. Then they will know the dangers about smoking. Like the USA has. But until then they will keep smoking.

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