Tobacco consumption is one of the greatest avoidable health risks in the European Union (EU). Many forms of cancer and cardiovascular and respiratory disease are linked to tobacco use.
According to data published by eurostat, 21% of all cancer-related deaths in the 26 EU Member States were due to lung cancer.
Luxembourg exceeded this average by 2%, meaning that 23% of all cancer-related deaths in the Grand-Duchy were linked to lung cancer in 2016.
This figure was exceeded in a number of other states: the share of lung cancer among all fatal cancers was highest in Hungary (27%), followed by Poland, Greece and the Netherlands (all 24%).
At the opposite end of the scale, the lowest shares were recorded in Portugal (15%), Lithuania, Latvia and Sweden (all 16%) and Slovakia (17%).
World-wide some 6 million people die from smoking-related illnesses every year.
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Around 6 million people die each year from smoking-related illnesses
