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This graph and the information below is now over sixteen years old. I did
not find an updated one,
but I am fairly certain the figures now are far 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
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| Lung |
81,179 |
35,741 |
116,920 |
| Lung from ETS |
1,055 |
1,945 |
3,000 |
Other |
21,659 |
9,743 |
31,402 |
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Total
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103,893 |
47,429 |
151,322 |
Cardiovascular
Diseases |
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Hypertension |
3,233 |
2,151 |
5,450 |
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Heart Disease |
88,644 |
45,591 |
134,235 |
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Stroke |
14,978 |
8,303 |
23,281 |
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Other |
11,682 |
5,172 |
16,854 |
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Total |
118,603 |
61,117 |
179,820 |
Respiratory
Diseases |
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Pneumonia |
11,292 |
7,881 |
19,173 |
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Bronchitis/Emphysema |
9,234 |
5,541 |
14,865 |
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Chronic Airway Obstruction |
30,385 |
18,579 |
48,982 |
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Other |
787 |
668 |
1,455 |
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Total |
51,788 |
32,689 |
84,475 |
Other
Deaths |
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Diseases Among Infants |
1,006 |
705 |
1,711 |
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Burn Deaths |
863 |
499 |
1,362 |
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All Causes |
276,153 |
142,537 |
418,690
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August, 2006

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