At least 15 million teenagers aged 13 to 15 are using e-cigarettes worldwide, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report — the agency’s first global estimate on vaping.
The report found that young people are nine times more likely to vape than adults in countries with available data.
The tobacco industry is targeting our children.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 6, 2025
15 million children (13–15 years) now use e-cigarettes
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While global tobacco use has declined from 1.38 billion users in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024, the WHO warned that vaping is fueling a new wave of nicotine addiction among youth.
“They are marketed as harm reduction but, in reality, are hooking kids on nicotine earlier,” said Etienne Krug of the WHO.
At least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with young people on average nine times more likely to vape than adults in countries with data, the World Health Organization said.
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In its first global estimate of e-cigarette use, the WHO said more than 100… pic.twitter.com/bRwsESrQN6
The WHO estimates over 100 million people now vape, including 86 million adults, mostly in wealthy nations.
The agency urged stronger regulation of e-cigarettes even as some studies, such as a 2024 Cochrane review, suggest vaping may help smokers quit traditional tobacco.
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