Tobacco control in China: the dilemma between economic development and health improvement
Tobacco control in China: the dilemma between economic development and health improvement
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10.1590/s0036-36342006000700017
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2006-01-01
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Wang, Hong
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Wang, Hong
尽管中国的全国人大在2005年8月28日宣布批准世界卫生组织《烟草控制框架公约》的决定，但烟草控制仍然存在根本性的挑战。2004年5月31日中国“无烟日”期间的一项调查显示，超过73%的受访者认为人类社会无法摆脱烟草产品的消费。虽然从1996年到2002年，吸烟率下降了1.2%，但在此期间，吸烟者的绝对数量增加了3000万。据估计，吸烟流行率在未来25年内将下降10%。然而，由于人口的增加，烟草消费者的总数将与今天的3.2亿人大致相同。只要烟草行业继续在整体经济发展中发挥重要作用，只要政府继续在烟草生产中发挥重要作用，烟草生产和烟草控制之间的辩论就会继续下去。尽管中国在控烟方面已经做出了重大努力，但通过减少烟草消费来改善人民健康状况的长征在中国仍处于开始阶段。
Although China's National People's Congress announced its decision to ratify the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on Sunday, August 28, 2005, fundamental challenges to tobacco control still exist. A survey at the "No Smoking Day" on May 31, 2004 in China showed that over 73% of respondents do not think that human society will be able to get rid of the consumption of tobacco products. Although the prevalence of smoking declined 1.2% from 1996 to 2002, the absolute number of smokers increased by 30 million during this period. It is estimated that smoking prevalence will decline 10% in the next 25 years. However, due to the population increase, the total number of tobacco consumers will be about the same as today, which is 320 million. As long as the tobacco industry continues to be significant in overall economic development, and as long as the government continues to play a significant role in tobacco production, the debate between tobacco production and tobacco control will continue. Although China has already made significant efforts with regard to tobacco control, it is still in the beginning of its "long march" towards improving the population's health status by reducing tobacco consumption in China.