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title: "Global study links second-hand smoke to 1.66 million deaths in 2023"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the global study's findings on second-hand smoke exposure, emphasizing the 1.66 million deaths and 2.7 billion people affected in 2023. The News International led with the death toll and population impact, while BOL News added a cautionary note to smokers to protect loved ones, particularly highlighting the effect on children and women."
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# Global study links second-hand smoke to 1.66 million deaths in 2023

health · updated 9 Sep 2026, 9:58 AM PKT · 8–9 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the global study's findings on second-hand smoke exposure, emphasizing the 1.66 million deaths and 2.7 billion people affected in 2023. The News International led with the death toll and population impact, while BOL News added a cautionary note to smokers to protect loved ones, particularly highlighting the effect on children and women.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **BOL News** — [Secondhand smoke kills 1.66 million worldwide, study warns smokers to protect loved ones](https://bolnews.com/health/secondhand-smoke-kills-166-million-worldwide-study-warns-smokers-to-protect-loved-ones) · 9 Sep 2026, 9:58 AM PKT
  > A global study finds secondhand smoke exposed 2.7 billion people in 2023, causing 1.66 million deaths, with children and women heavily affected.
- **The News International** — [Global study reveals nearly 1.7 million deaths linked to second-hand smoke exposure in 2023](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1415421-global-study-reveals-nearly-17-million-deaths-linked-to-second-hand-smoke-exposure-in-2023) · 8 Sep 2026, 10:38 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing
  > An estimated 2.71 billion people globally—representing nearly one-third of the world’s population were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to 1.66 million deaths and the loss of...

5 articles from 2 outlets, 8–9 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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