This book, "Mortality from Smoking in Developed Countries 1950–2000" by R. Peto, AD Lopez, J Boreham, M Thun, and C Heath Jr., provides a comprehensive and authoritative report on the impact of tobacco smoking in developed countries over the past four decades. It includes previously unpublished data for major developed countries, aggregated statistics for various groups, and projections for developing countries. The book highlights the alarming scale of smoking-related deaths, with an estimated average loss of life of about 16 years for smokers and half of regular smokers ultimately dying from their habit. It also notes that tobacco causes one-third of all cancer deaths in the UK and will have killed about 6 million people in the UK by 2000. Despite some declines in smoking-related mortality in the UK since 1970, the book emphasizes the need for international action, particularly in protecting children from tobacco advertising and promotion. The final chapter projects a significant increase in global tobacco-related deaths to 10 million annually by 2025.This book, "Mortality from Smoking in Developed Countries 1950–2000" by R. Peto, AD Lopez, J Boreham, M Thun, and C Heath Jr., provides a comprehensive and authoritative report on the impact of tobacco smoking in developed countries over the past four decades. It includes previously unpublished data for major developed countries, aggregated statistics for various groups, and projections for developing countries. The book highlights the alarming scale of smoking-related deaths, with an estimated average loss of life of about 16 years for smokers and half of regular smokers ultimately dying from their habit. It also notes that tobacco causes one-third of all cancer deaths in the UK and will have killed about 6 million people in the UK by 2000. Despite some declines in smoking-related mortality in the UK since 1970, the book emphasizes the need for international action, particularly in protecting children from tobacco advertising and promotion. The final chapter projects a significant increase in global tobacco-related deaths to 10 million annually by 2025.