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Policy lessons from comparing mortality from two global forces: international terrorism and tobacco

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Thomson, George Wilson, Nick
Abstract	Background The aim of this study was to compare the mortality burdens from two global impacts on mortality: international terrorism and the major cause of preventable death in developed countries – tobacco use. We also sought to examine the similarities and differences between these two causes of mortality so as to better inform the policy responses directed at prevention. Methods Data on deaths from international terrorism were obtained from a US State Department database for 1994–2003. Estimates for tobacco-attributable deaths were based on Peto et al 2003. The countries were 37 developed and East European countries. Results and discussion The collective annualized mortality burden from tobacco was approximately 5700 times that of international terrorism. The ratio of annual tobacco to international terrorism deaths was lowest for the United States at 1700 times, followed by Russia at 12,900 times. The tobacco death burden in all these countries was equivalent to the impact of an 11 September type terrorist attack every 14 hours. Different perceptions of risk may contribute to the relative lack of a policy response to tobacco mortality, despite its relatively greater scale. The lack is also despite tobacco control having a stronger evidence base for the prevention measures used. Conclusion This comparison highlights the way risk perception may determine different policy responses to global forces causing mortality. Nevertheless, the large mortality differential between international terrorism and tobacco use has policy implications for informing the rational use of resources to prevent premature death.
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Page Count	5
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ISSN	17448603
DOI	10.1186/1744-8603-1-18
Journal	Globalization and Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2005-12-15
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Development Economics Social Policy Quality of Life Research Epidemiology Health Services Research Risk Perception Tobacco Control Tobacco Industry Public Health Measure International Terrorism
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health Policy
Journal Impact Factor	5.9/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	6.7/2023

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