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Jump to full article: Brunei Direct (bn), 2009-06-21
Intro: Smoking related deaths are a loss not only to the victim's family, but also the country, the Deputy Minister of Health said yesterday.
"From the workforce aspect, these deaths are really a loss to the country as half of them occur among those at the age where they are still productive in contributing to the economy of the country," said Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Paduka Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah.
During the first meeting of the National Committee on Tobacco Control at the Ministry of Health, he said that smoking-related diseases such as heart attacks, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases and asthma are the main cause of deaths in the Sultanate.
A survey carried out in 2001 showed that there were about 40,000 smokers in Brunei, 80 per cent of which were aged between 20-34 while 17.5 per cent was made up of those between 15 to 20-year-olds.
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