The percentage of smokers aged 15 and older fell from 17% in 2014 to 13% in 2021, according to the tobacco control report. Male smokers now make about 25% of the population, down from 33% in 2010.
Phirun used the opportunity to urge everyone to modify their behavior and stop smoking for the benefit of their own health as well as the health of others in their family.
He urged the state agencies in charge of tobacco to effectively execute the legislation.
