Currently about 5,000 people die each year in New Zealand from smoking and smoking-related problems - nearly a 1,000 of whom are Māori.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67574419?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Globally, it is estimated that there are still more than a billion people who smoke, with the direct and indirect costs of smoking-related diseases amounting to $2 trillion annually.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1830489/study-switching-to-vape-heated-tobacco-can-lower-smokers-healthcare-expenses

In Minnesota, meanwhile, the state’s attorney general, Hubert H. Humphrey III, and Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Minnesota were deep into a lawsuit against tobacco companies seeking to recover costs from smoking-related illnesses.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/11/19/thomas-bliley-jr-tobacco-ally-who-disclosed-industry-deceit-dies-at-91/

Now having made a full recovery and been cleared of cancer for more than five years, Ms Webber is sharing her story to warn other smokers of the risks of developing a smoking-related illness like cancer and to urge them to quit before it's too late.

Source: https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/23336192.trafford-ex-smoker-survives-cancer-urges-others-quit/?ref=rss

The cause of death was the impact of his smoking-related illness mixed with other factors.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/07/how-a-gang-that-could-not-shoot-straight-pulled-off-a-24-5-m-heist/