Second-hand smoke kills 15,000 people a year in Japan, study finds

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[h=1]Passive smoke kills 15,000 people a year in Japan, study finds[/h] Kyodo

• May 31, 2016

An estimated 15,000 people die annually in Japan from stroke, lung cancer or other diseases caused by passive smoking, according to a study by a health ministry research team.
Deaths due to stroke account for more than half of the total, the ministry said Monday.
The findings show that 8,010 people will die from stroke, 4,460 from ischemic heart disease and 2,480 people from lung cancer. The study also found a link between second-hand smoke and 70 deaths a year from sudden infant death syndrome...