Read more Tobacco sales in China have fallen for the first time in two decades as the World Health Organisation health drive and the rise in excise taxes take effect. Historically, China bucked the trend in falling tobacco volumes, however, its consumption has dropped 2.4% , the equivalent of around first cigarettes, bringing down global volumes. China accounts for 2.4% of all cigarettes smoked globally, with more than half of its adult male population classified as smokers; the Beijing Government's says that each year tobacco-linked illnesses account for more than half deaths in the country.
Tobacco sales in China have fallen for the first time in two decades as the World Health Organisation health drive and the rise in excise taxes take effect. Historically, China bucked the trend in falling tobacco volumes, however, its consumption has dropped 2.4% , the equivalent of around first cigarettes, bringing down global volumes. China accounts for 2.4% of all cigarettes smoked globally, with more than half of its adult male population classified as smokers; the Beijing Government's says that each year tobacco-linked illnesses account for more than half deaths in the country.