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TOBACCO USE:
Targeting the Nation’s Leading Cause of Preventable Death
About 443,000 U.S. Deaths Attributable Each Year to Cigarette
Smoking*
| Other Cancers |
35,300 |
| Lung Cancer |
128,900 |
| Ischemic Heart Disease |
126,000 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
92,900 |
| Other Diagnoses |
44,000 |
| Stroke |
15,900 |
*Average annual number of deaths, 2000–2004. Source: MMWR
2008;57(45):1226–1228.
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Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students* and
Adults,† United States, 1965–2007
| |
Students (%) |
Adults (%) |
| 1965 |
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42.4 |
| 1966 |
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| 1967 |
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| 1968 |
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| 1969 |
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| 1970 |
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37.4 |
| 1971 |
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| 1972 |
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| 1973 |
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| 1974 |
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37.1 |
| 1975 |
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| 1976 |
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| 1977 |
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| 1978 |
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34.1 |
| 1979 |
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| 1980 |
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33.2 |
| 1981 |
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| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
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32.1 |
| 1984 |
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| 1985 |
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30.1 |
| 1986 |
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| 1987 |
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28.8 |
| 1988 |
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| 1989 |
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| 1990 |
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25.5 |
| 1991 |
28.3 |
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| 1992 |
27.8 |
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| 1993 |
29.9 |
25 |
| 1994 |
31.2 |
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| 1995 |
33.5 |
24.7 |
| 1996 |
34 |
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| 1997 |
36.5 |
24.7 |
| 1998 |
35.1 |
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| 1999 |
34.6 |
23.5 |
| 2000 |
31.4 |
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| 2001 |
29.5 |
22.8 |
| 2002 |
26.7 |
22.5 |
| 2003 |
24.4 |
21.6 |
| 2004 |
25 |
20.9 |
| 2005 |
23.2 |
20.9 |
| 2006 |
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20.8 |
| 2007 |
20 |
19.8 |
| 2008 |
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| 2009 |
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| Healthy People 2010 Goals |
16 |
12 |
*Percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on 1 or
more of the 30 days preceding the survey. Data first collected in 1991.
(Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1991–2007).
†Percentage of adults who are current cigarette smokers (National
Health Interview Survey, 1965–2007).
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Total Funding for State Tobacco Control Programs*
| Year |
In Millions ($) |
| 1991 |
$232 |
| 1992 |
$105 |
| 1993 |
$159 |
| 1994 |
$258 |
| 1995 |
$222 |
| 1996 |
$228 |
| 1997 |
$331 |
| 1998 |
$357 |
| 1999 |
$449 |
| 2000 |
$549 |
| 2001 |
$985 |
| 2002 |
$1,010 |
| 2003 |
$907 |
| 2004 |
$732 |
| 2005 |
$698 |
| 2006 |
$667 |
| 2007 |
$695 |
*Adjusted to April 2008 dollars.
Source: ImpacTeen Project, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, RTI
International, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, University of Illinois at
Chicago, University of Buffalo.
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Page last reviewed: January 29, 2009
Page last modified: January 29, 2009
Content source: National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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