Smoking Death Statistics in the US

by Mike

Smoking Cessation and Nurses

Smoking Cessation and Nurses

Deaths directly from Smoking: More than 440,000 deaths each year are directly smoking-associated (CDC)

Average life years lost from Smoking: 12 years (NIA)

Death rate extrapolations for the US for Smoking: 440,000 per year, 36,666 per month, 8,461 per week, 1,205 per day, 50 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.

Deaths information for Smoking: An estimated 400,000 deaths each year are caused directly by cigarette smoking. (Source: excerpt from Smoking and Your Digestive System: NIDDK)

Life years lost from Smoking: Smoking doesn’t just cut a few months off the end of your life. It reduces the life of the average smoker by 12 years. (Source: excerpt from Smoking It’s Never Too Late to Stop – Age Page – Health Information: NIA)

Death statistics for Smoking: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Smoking:

  • Death rate is 2-3 times higher than non-smokers
  • Estimated to cause 10 million deaths per year worldwide by 2020 (WHO Web Site)
  • 1.2 million deaths in Europe (The European Heart Network)
  • 45,000 African American deaths each year in America (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
  • 1.2 million deaths from smoking in Europe (The European Heart Network, 2000)
  • 400,000 deaths annually in the US (Mayo Clinic)

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