Smoking Deaths Grow in Developing Nations
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The global death toll from smoking is shifting, with about as many people dying from smoking in the developing world as in industrialized nations, according to the most thorough estimate to date.
The research, published in the British journal Lancet, found that 4.84 million people died from smoking in 2000 -- 2.41 million in developing countries and 2.43 million in rich nations.
Traditionally, smoking has been seen as a bigger health risk in industrialized countries.
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