Di World Health Organization (WHO) don call on governments around di world to increase di tax on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages – soft drinks (SSBs).

Di health body say dis na to reduce di number of pipo wey dey die sake of say dem take dis drinks wey dem claim say dey unhealthy.

On Tuesday, di WHO release one new data wey show say di average global tax rate on “unhealthy products” like alcohol and soft drinks dey very low.

According to di WHO, 2.6 million pipo die from drinking alcohol and 8 million people die sake of unhealthy diets every year, every year.

Di UN health agency believe say higher taxes go help reduce consumption of di products and e go make companies produce healthier products.

One 2017 study show say taxes wey increase di price of alcohol by 50% go help prevent ova 21 million deaths ova 50 years plus e go generate nearly $17trillion in additional revenues.

“Taxing unhealthy products go create healthier populations. E get possible ripple effect across society, less disease and more revenue for governments to provide public services,” WHO Health Promotion Director, Rudgier Krech tok.

She add say increase in tax for alcohol go also help prevent violence and road traffic injuries.

Di WHO add say while 108 of dia 194 member states don already compulsory some taxes on SSBs, dem account for an average of just 6.6% of di price of soda.

Half of those kontris, di WHO note say dey also tax water, wey no dey recommended by di UN agency.