Smoking in Iraq

[1] A 2015 study conducted by health advocates stated that and average of 55 Iraqis die daily due to tobacco related diseases.

[1] Tobacco consumption has historically been popular in the Arab region since the colonial era, but prevalence has increased significantly in Iraq since the Iran-Iraq War, and subsequent violence.

[2] Theoretically tobacco advertisement is prohibited and it is illegal to smoke in public places and indoors, enforcement is iratic at best.

A 2015 survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that there were multiple billboards throughout the capital Baghdad promoting tobacco, as well as in hospitals and schools.

[2] The same survey found that 13% of Iraqi districts had no funded cessation programs aimed at helping smokers quit.