Cancer sticks: Over 11K bidi deaths in C'garh, 5.5L nationwide in 2023
The Morning Standard|September 09, 2024
AN extensive study carried out by AIIMS-Jodhpur on the health and economic burdens due to bidi smoking in Chhattisgarh has estimated 11,011 deaths in the year 2023, with prevalent bidi smokers believed to be around 4.1% of the state's population.
EJAZ KAISER
Cancer sticks: Over 11K bidi deaths in C'garh, 5.5L nationwide in 2023

The study also covered various states with Uttar Pradesh reporting the maximum figure on deaths with over one lakh per annum followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with over 50,000 and 42,000 respectively dying due to bidi smoking. According to the study, the total deaths attributable to bidi smoking in India is said to be over 5.55 lakhs with 7.7% of the country's population being tobacco users.

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