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We've learned a lot about the dangers of smoking since studies in the early 20th century first suggested that cigarettes might cause cancer.
But while the percentage of people who smoke has been decreasing for many years, it may surprise you to learn that a study in The Lancet has found that more people are smoking today than did 30 years ago.
Researchers looked at smoking in 204 countries between 1990 and 2019. They found that smoking among males aged 15 and older decreased almost 28% since 1990, and among females it decreased almost 38%.
However, the world's population also grew during that time, meaning the number of people who smoke has actually increased: from 0.99 billion in 1990 to 1.1 billion in 2019.
The study also found that 7.7 million deaths were caused by smoking in 2019. Among these, 6.7 million people still smoked at the time they died.
The researchers say it is important for all countries to create stronger anti-smoking policies to reduce deaths, economic costs, and impacts on health systems.

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自從20世紀初研究首度指出香菸可能致癌之後，我們已經非常了解抽菸的危險性。雖然抽菸人口比例已經有好幾年都下降，不過，一項研究發現，現在抽菸的人口數比30年前還要多。這是因為，雖然吸菸人口比例顯著下降，全球人口數亦有所成長，意味著吸菸人口的數字實際上是增加的。該研究也發現在2019年，有770萬人死於吸煙。 在那些人之中，有670萬人在死前仍然在抽菸。研究人員表示，所有國家應制定更嚴格的禁菸政策，來降低死亡數、經濟成本以及吸菸為醫療系統帶來的影響。

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