1. Smokers in the world – According to WHO (World Health Organization), there are about 1.3 billion smokers in the world today, with the number expected to increase to 1.6 billion by 2025.

2. Smoking reduces life expectancy – On average, smoking reduces your life expectancy by 13 years; by 16 years if you have H.I.V. and are a smoker.

3. Smoking-related deaths in the U.S. – Smoking accounts for one in every five deaths in the U.S.; over 480,000 Americans die from smoking every year!

4. Cigarettes on sale – Approximately 10 million cigarettes are bought each minute around the world; 15 billion are sold per day, and more than six trillion are produced and used per year.

5. Deaths by second-hand smoke – Out of the eight million smoking-related deaths reported globally every year, 1.2 million are due to second-hand smoke.