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While the retail price per pack of cigarettes is highest in Tobacco Nation at $5.69 per pack, the percentage of an average persons income spent per pack is quite low, when compared with these 10 low- and middle-income countries

The last 2 rolls purchased was at exploitatively exorbitant cost

Among the major noncommunicable diseases, tobacco use is responsible for 10% of all deaths from cardiovascular diseases, 22% of all cancer deaths, and 36% of all deaths from diseases of the respiratory system

Indeed, tobacco smoke is estimated to contain up to 7,000 chemicals, and around 100 are known toxins and/or carcinogens at exposure levels experienced by smokers