There are 267 million tobacco users in India, making it the country with the second largest number of tobacco users in the world (behind China).

Approximately 100 million people ages 15 and older currently smoke tobacco (cigarettes and bidis).

Approximately 200 million people ages 15 and older use smokeless tobacco.

Tobacco use prevalence is also significantly higher among men (42.4%) versus women (14.2%).

There is substantial variation in the prevalence of tobacco use by state, ranging from 9.7% in the southern state of Goa to 64.5% in the northeastern state of Tripura.