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Cigarette Smoking-Related
Mortality
Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of
premature death in the United States. Each year, more than 400,000 Americans die from
cigarette smoking. In fact, one in every five deaths in the United States is smoking
related. Every year, smoking kills more than 276,000 men and 142,000 women.1
- Between 1960 and 1990, deaths from lung cancer among women have increased by more than
400%exceeding breast cancer deaths in the mid-1980s.2 The American Cancer Society
estimated that in 1994, 64,300 women died from lung cancer and 44,300 died from breast
cancer.3
- Men who smoke increase their risk of death from lung cancer by more than 22 times and from
bronchitis and emphysema by nearly 10 times. Women who smoke increase their risk of dying
from lung cancer by nearly 12 times and the risk of dying from bronchitis and emphysema by
more than 10 times. Smoking triples the risk of dying from heart disease among middle-aged
men and women.1
- Every
year
in
the
United
States,
premature
deaths
from
smoking
rob
more
than
five
million
years
from
the
potential
lifespan
of
those
who
have
died.1
- Annually, exposure to secondhand smoke (or environmental tobacco smoke) causes an
estimated 3,000 deaths from lung cancer among American adults.4 Scientific studies also
link secondhand smoke with heart disease.
Disease |
Men |
Women
|
Overall
|
|
|
|
|
Cancers
|
|
|
|
Lung |
81,179 |
35,741 |
116,920 |
Lung from ETS |
1,055 |
1,945 |
3,000 |
Other |
21,659 |
9,743 |
31,402 |
Total
|
103,893
|
47,429
|
151,322
|
|
|
|
|
Cardiovascular Diseases
|
|
|
Hypertension |
3,233 |
2,151 |
5,450 |
Heart Disease |
88,644 |
45,591 |
134,235 |
Stroke |
14,978 |
8,303 |
23,281 |
Other |
11,682 |
5,172 |
16,854 |
Total
|
118,603
|
61,117
|
179,820
|
|
|
|
|
Respiratory Diseases
|
|
|
Pneumonia |
11,292 |
7,881 |
19,173 |
Bronchitis/
Emphysema |
9,234 |
5,541 |
14,865 |
Chronic
Airway Obstruction |
30,385 |
18,579 |
48,982 |
Other |
787 |
668 |
1,455 |
Total
|
51,788
|
32,689
|
84,475
|
|
|
|
|
Diseases
Among Infants |
1,006 |
705 |
1,711 |
Burn Deaths |
863 |
499 |
1,362 |
All Causes
|
276,153
|
142,537
|
418,690
|
References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Smoking-attributable mortality and years of potential life
lost
United States, 1990.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1993;42(33):645-8.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mortality
trends for selected smoking-related and breast
cancer
United States, 1950-1990. Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report 1993;42(44):857, 863-6.
- American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts &
Figures
1996.
Atlanta (GA): American Cancer Society, 1996.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Respiratory Health
Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders. Washington (DC): U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of
Research and Development. EPA/600/6-90/006F. December 1992.
June
2001
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