20-25 times
The number of times by which smokers are at a higher risk of building cancer.

10 lakh
The number in lakhs of deaths caused by smoking every year

10 %
Out of 10 million (1 crore), the percentage of deaths per year caused from all fatal disease



70%
The percentage of smoking deaths that include people who are middle-aged (30-69)

4,000
The amount of chemicals present in tobacco smoke

50
The amount of carcinogenic chemicals out of the 4,000 chemicals present in tobacco smoke

29-54%
The risk of developing oral cancer due to consumption of gutkha

82%
The percentage of chronic obstructive lung disease caused by smoking

3 times
The number of times by which the prevalence of Tuberculosis is greater among smokers as compared with non-smokers

1/3 rd
The proportion among all cancers in India that are tobacco related