Worrying Statistics of Users Now Use E-Cigarettes, Warns Global Health Organization

In excess of 100 million users, comprising at minimum 15 million minors, currently employ e-cigarettes, driving a new wave of nicotine habit, as stated by current worldwide medical reports.

Youth are, usually, nine times more inclined than adults to vape, based on current worldwide data.

E-cigarettes are driving a "recent wave" of nicotine addiction, remarked a leading health official. "They are marketed as risk reduction but, in reality, are hooking kids on nicotine earlier and risk weakening years of progress."

Teens Being 'Targeted'

"Millions of people are quitting, or refraining from tobacco usage thanks to tobacco control initiatives by states across the planet," he stated.

"As an answer to this strong improvement, the tobacco industry is fighting back with new nicotine products, actively aiming at young people. Governments must respond faster and more vigorously in applying tested tobacco-control measures," he added.

The vaping figures are an approximation since numerous states - 109 in total, and many in African and South-East Asia - do not gather data.

According to the report, as of recent February this year, at minimum 86 million e-cigarette individuals were mature individuals, mainly in developed states.

And at least 15 million teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 currently vape, per studies from 123 countries.

Although several countries have made efforts to implement e-cigarette rules to tackle youth vaping in recent years, by the close of 2024, 62 states still had no measure in effect, and 74 nations had no minimum age at which e-cigarettes are allowed to be acquired, reports the public health authority.

Simultaneously, tobacco usage has been dropping - from an estimated 1.38 billion individuals in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.

Occurrence of tobacco use among females fell the largest - from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024.

For men, the decrease was from 41.4% in 2010 to 32.5% in 2024.

But a fifth of adults worldwide yet uses tobacco.

Smoking is linked to numerous diseases, including cancer.

Professionals claim vaping is considerably less harmful than cigarettes, and can assist you quit smoking. It is not recommended for individuals who avoid tobacco.

Electronic cigarettes avoid burning tobacco and do not produce tar or toxic gas, a pair of the most dangerous elements in tobacco vapors. They have nicotine, which might be addictive.

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