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The tobacco industry is one of the most profitable and deadly industries in the world with the global cigarette business valued at USD 559.9 billion. [1] The World Health Organization estimates that the tobacco epidemic could kill one billion people during the 21st century, with the majority of those deaths occurring in developing countries. [2] The international tobacco market is dominated by five major transnational tobacco companies, which sell their lethal products in markets around the world: British American Tobacco,Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, and Philip Morris International.
  1. Euromonitor International [database on the Internet]. Cigarettes: Global. Euromonitor International. c 2010 [cited 2010 June 25]
  2. World Health Organization,WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic2008, Accessed September 2018