Target 5: Reduce tobacco use
Target 5: Reduce tobacco use
Together, we will work to achieve the following target by 2025:
A 30% relative reduction in prevalence of current tobacco use in persons aged 15+ years
Tobacco kills people prematurely. On average, tobacco users lose 15 years of life. Up to half of all tobacco users will die of tobacco related causes. Smoking contributes to 14% of all deaths from non-communicable diseases, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and lung disease.
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Useful Link
- Department of Health: Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office – Tobacco ControlThis link will open in a new window
- Hong Kong Council on Smoking and HealthThis link will open in a new window
- World Health Organization: Health Topics - TobaccoThis link will open in a new window
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- Implementation GuidelinesThis link will open in a new window
- Tobacco Control BulletinThis link will open in a new window
- No Smoking Signs and GadgetsThis link will open in a new window
- Pamphlets and PostersThis link will open in a new window
- AdvertisementsThis link will open in a new window
- TCO 10th Anniversary BookletThis link will open in a new window
