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            New research shows that more than 30 percent of all deaths among middle-aged women in Norway can be blamed on smoking. The research, recently published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, shows that smoking has far more fatal consequences than previously thought, with Norway topping world statistics for smoking-related deaths among women.

 The data collected from more than 85,000 Norwegian women between the ages of 31 and 69 was linked to SSB’s register listing causes of death. The researchers followed participants from the early 1990s for an average of 14 years, during which 2,842 of the women died. More than a third of their deaths were caused by heart and lung ailments linked to smoking.

Punitive taxes on tobacco, bans on smoking in public places and restrictions on accessibility have prompted many Norwegians to kick the habit, but the effects of earlier smoking continue to be felt.
“Even though the numbers of smokers in Norway are declining, the wave of smoking-related deaths among women still hasn’t crested.

Candid street shot Bergen, Norway.

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Taken in: Norge / Hordaland Fylke / Bergen / Vagsbunnen (show map)

Taken on: June 18, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 720 (more info) (hide info)

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