Summary:
Prevalence of tobacco smokers has reduced by 6.1% in Delhi as compared to 3.3% across India. Citing the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2) for 2016-17, S.
K.
Arora, Additional Director (Health), Tobacco Control, said that the fact sheet for Delhi shows that the city is improving in terms of tobacco control. The survey revealed that prevalence of tobacco use has reduced by 6.5% in Delhi as compared to the all-India average of 6%. Similarly, the number of daily smokers have reduced by 8.6% in the city as compared to 2.1% across the country. Similarly, adults exposed to tobacco smoke at home reduced by 23.3% as compared to 13.6% for India average..