VIDEO smokers in Ukraine has decreased by 5% in the last year..

April 21, 2011 - Ukraine has one of the highest numbers of smokers in Europe, with most people starting by the age of 12.Doctors say smoking-related diseases kill around 100,000 people each year. But according to the Ministry of Health, the number of smokers in Ukraine has decreased by 5% in the last year, compared with the previous year.

The main reasons may be the increase in excise taxes and the prices of tobacco products, the restriction on public smoking and the prohibition of direct advertising. Ukraine has one of the highest numbers of smokers in Europe, with most people starting by the age of 12. Doctors say smoking-related diseases kill around 100,000 people each year.
But according to the Ministry of Health, the number of smokers in Ukraine has decreased by 5% in the last year, compared with the previous year.

The main reasons may be the increase in excise taxes and the prices of tobacco products, the restriction on public smoking and the prohibition of direct advertising.

Reference; VIDEO_ Smokers in Ukraine on the Decline,, english.ntdtv.com/, 4/21/2011

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