KUALA LUMPUR: The prevalence of smoking in Malaysia is higher than the world standard and the habit is spreading among teenagers, with about 50 new smokers below the age of 18 emerging daily, according to a study.
While the world prevalence rate stood at 47%, a National Morbidity Survey showed that the rate in Malaysia was 2.2% higher, according to the study, revealed by the Malaysian Medical Association.
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