Tobacco Smoking Effect on Chronic Respiratory Disease Death Rates: A Study Done in Asian and European Regions

Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to analyse the effect that the Smoking Prevalence (SP) has on the Chronic Respiratory Disease Death Rates (CRDDR) during the period from 1990 to 2019 when the countries situated in the Asian and European region are considered. Study design: Quantitative data analysis was conducted using polynomial regression equations. Methods: A total of 91 countries were identified with 49 countries belonging to the Asian continent and 42 countries belonging to the European continent, and six countries were selected by examining the change observed between the average CRDDR rates of the first and last five years of the concerned period. Results: The generated line graph for SP and CRDDR showed a decrease in the age-standardised average rates of all countries for both the continents. However, the second order polynomial regression conducted for the selected countries depicted a significant increase of CRDDR in European countries like Greece, Norway, and Sweden. And a significant increase of SP for Kazakhstan in the Asian region, and the countries Greece, and Montenegro in the European region. Conclusion: Smoking which is the most common way of tobacco consumption is one of the major risk factors for global CRDDR. Therefore, policies implemented to reduce the prevalence of smoking are necessary at a country level.