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In October 2025, according to the WHO Global Report on Tobacco Use Trends 2000-2030 (released in early 2026/late 2025), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. India, Bangladesh, and Nepal are on track to achieve a 30% reduction in tobacco use by the end of 2025, while the global reduction stands at 27% with users dropping from 1.38 billion (2000) to 1.2 billion (2024). 2. Women globally achieved a 30% reduction in tobacco use by 2020, ahead of schedule, with their prevalence rate falling from 11% in 2010 to 6.6% in 2024. 3. Global e-cigarette users exceed 100 million, mostly adults in high-income countries, numbering 86 million as first-time WHO estimates in the report.