El consumo de tabaco según el nivel de desarrollo de los países

Abstract

There are currently approximately 1.117 million people worldwide, active smokers; making tobacco consumption one of the greatest threats to public health and development in countries because of the high cost of health care due to it. Tobacco consumption differs between countries, and this level of consumption would be related to socio-economic factors. However, literature and empirical evidence linking tobacco consumption to the level of development of a country is scarce and there is no definition as to the relationship between tobacco consumption and the development level of a country. This study identifies the socio-economic factors that influence tobacco consumption, in order to establish consumption patterns to guide to implement effective policies to control tobacco consumption. This undergraduate project aims to determine how a country’s level of development, measured by the HDI and other social and economic variables, influences tobacco consumption in populations of different countries using an estimation of a multiple linear regression model. Results suggest that there are social and economic factors associated with a higher level of development in countries that have a positive impact on the proportion of deaths and the prevalence of tobacco consumption.