'Smoking costs trillion per year '

geneva - Smoking costs the world economy is likely more than one trillion dollars (about 944 billion) per year. This is evident from study published Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US National Cancer Institute.

The cost of smoking this does not seem to outweigh the tax revenue, estimated by WHO at about $ 269 billion in the period 2013-2014. The economic damage caused by higher health care costs and lost productivity.

The number of deaths from smoking will probably continue to rise in the coming years. The researchers expect that the number of smoking-related deaths each year comes out at about 8 million in 2030, 2 million more than now.

According to health experts, smoking is the largest preventable cause of death in the world. Governments have in the report than a slap on the wrist. They would do little in many cases to reduce the number of smokers.