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This graph and the information below is now over ten years
old.
An undated one was not available at the time of posting.
Certainly the figures now are more dramatic than those shown below.
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Deaths by Smoking in the USA
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|
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
|
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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
|
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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
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Other Deaths |
| Diseases Among
Infants |
1,006 |
705 |
1,711 |
| Burn Deaths |
863 |
499 |
1,362 |
| All Causes
|
276,153
|
142,537
|
418,690 |
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