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Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths—1 of every 5 deaths—each year. [7] Cigarette smoking alone has cost the United States $96 billion in direct medical expenses and $97 billion in lost productivity per year, or an average of $4,260 per adult smoker.
In the developing world, tobacco consumption is rising by 3.4% per year as of 2002. [10] The WHO in 2004 projected 58.8 million deaths to occur globally, from which 5.4 million are tobacco-attributed, and 4.9 million as of 2007. [13] As of 2002, 70% of the deaths are in developing countries. [13]
The American Lung Association's latest annual tobacco report says delaying a menthol ban means increased addiction, disease and death from tobacco. More than 480,000 Americans die each year from ...
In the developing world, however, tobacco consumption is rising by 3.4% per year as of 2002. [13] The WHO in 2004 projected 58.8 million deaths to occur globally, [64] from which 5.4 million are tobacco-attributed, [65] and 4.9 million as of 2007. [66] As of 2002, 70% of the deaths are in developing countries. [66]
The tobacco industry spends $8.5 billion each year on tobacco-related advertising and promotion, it said. That represents about $12 in tobacco industry marketing for each $1 spent by tobacco ...
Tobacco product use among U.S. pre-teens and teens has fallen to the lowest levels seen in 25 years, according to new federal data published Thursday. Researchers from the Centers for Disease ...
[299] Currently, the number of premature deaths in the US from tobacco use per year exceeds the number of employees in the tobacco industry by 4 to 1. [300] It has been estimated that tobacco smoking will kill about 1 billion people in the 21st century if current smoking patterns continue, half of them before the age of 70. [301]
Policy and law restricting tobacco smoking has increased globally, but almost 6 trillion cigarettes are still produced each year, representing an increase of over 12% since the year 2000. [7] Tobacco is often heavily taxed to gain revenues for governments and as an incentive for people not to smoke. [8]