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• Over 45% of Iranians exposed to passive smoking 

Jump to full article: Mehr News Agency (MNA) (ir), 2009-04-26

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More than 31 million of the country’s total population are second-hand smokers, head of research center of Iran Anti-Tobacco Association (IATA) said here on Sunday.

Referring to the recent statistics from the Iranian Health Ministry and the World Health organization (WHO), Ali Abdollahinia said, “Over 45% of Iranians are exposed to passive smoking.”

Based on the figures, more than 10 million of Iranians are smokers, who light up over 58 billion cigarettes yearly.

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