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Global YLLs by scenario, all causes The solid lines indicate the mean estimates of the number of all-age YLLs (A) and the rate of age-standardised YLLs (B). The shaded area reflects the 95% uncertainty interval for the past and reference scenario. Estimates for 1990-2021 were obtained from GBD 2021. The grey dashed vertical line indicates 2022 (the first forecast year). YLLs=years of life lost.
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Background :
Smoking is the leading behavioural risk factor for mortality globally, accounting for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4·30 billion years of life lost (YLLs) from 1990 to 2021. The pace of decline in smoking prevalence has slowed in recent years for many countries, and although strategies have recently been proposed to achieve t...
