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Smoking Statistics
Good Smoking Statistics
Well yes, there is good news for people looking to stop - you're not alone. The
smoking statistics, by 2005, tell us that half of the smokers over the age of 18,
reported having quit smoking. There were an estimated 45.9 million adult former
smokers in the U.S. in 2005: 25.5 million men and 20.4 million women. In fact,
smoking statistics tell us that consumption in the United States has declined by
nearly 100 billion cigarettes over the past decade. The smoking facts since 1997,
show us there has been about a 5% decline in the number of smokers in the U.S.,
to 20.6% of the population in 2009. However, roughly 24% of US men still smoke,
while 17.7% of US women smoke, as of 2009. So there is hope out there for you. It
is estimated that if the smoking prevalence rates can drop another 5%, 100 million
lives can be saved in the next 10 years. Now it's your turn.
Bad Smoking Statistics
Worldwide tobacco related deaths have now topped out at 5 million according to the
latest smoking facts from the CDC. These are not just smoking statistics, but real
people who had their lives shortened because of tobacco. That number is expected
to grow over the next 20 years to over 8 million. In the United States, 443,000 people
die each year from diseases related to smoking and second-hand smoke. That
means smoking is responsible for about 1 in every 5 deaths in the U.S. Smoking
accounts for 75% of all COPD deaths per year. Add to this another 8.6 million
people who suffer from a serious illness because of smoking and you have some
very sobering facts.
Studies show that even smoking only 1-4 cigarettes per day can have a
significantly negative impact on your health by increasing your risk for death by all
causes over non-smokers. These light smokers have an almost 3 times greater
risk of dying from ischemic heart disease and women have a dramatically
increased risk of dying from lung cancer over non-smoking women.
Smoking and Nicotine
Smoking is viewed clinically as a chronic addictive disease. Genetic and
environmental factors contribute to the initiation and persistence of smoking. Recent
studies say that about 85% of all smokers are addicted to nicotine. Just think about
this stat for a second, an estimated 371 billion cigarettes were consumed in the
U.S. in 2006.
Costs Associated with Quitting
Smoking cessation is always cost effective. You will always save money when you
stop smoking, no matter how expensive it is. The cost of cigarettes, lost productivity,
medical costs, decrease in quality of life and risk of death are all expensive costs to
pay over a lifetime. The most expensive stop smoking program is still cheaper than
living a life addicted to nicotine. Few interventions offer the value that smoking
cessation does. Here are some more eye opening smoking statistics to consider.
These are just amazing smoking facts and tell us that smoking is bad for your
health and bad for the economy. Hey, smoking statistics don't lie!
Good Smoking Statistics
Well yes, there is good news for people looking to stop - you're not alone. The
smoking statistics, by 2005, tell us that half of the smokers over the age of 18,
reported having quit smoking. There were an estimated 45.9 million adult former
smokers in the U.S. in 2005: 25.5 million men and 20.4 million women. In fact,
smoking statistics tell us that consumption in the United States has declined by
nearly 100 billion cigarettes over the past decade. The smoking facts since 1997,
show us there has been about a 5% decline in the number of smokers in the U.S.,
to 20.6% of the population in 2009. However, roughly 24% of US men still smoke,
while 17.7% of US women smoke, as of 2009. So there is hope out there for you. It
is estimated that if the smoking prevalence rates can drop another 5%, 100 million
lives can be saved in the next 10 years. Now it's your turn.
Bad Smoking Statistics
Worldwide tobacco related deaths have now topped out at 5 million according to the
latest smoking facts from the CDC. These are not just smoking statistics, but real
people who had their lives shortened because of tobacco. That number is expected
to grow over the next 20 years to over 8 million. In the United States, 443,000 people
die each year from diseases related to smoking and second-hand smoke. That
means smoking is responsible for about 1 in every 5 deaths in the U.S. Smoking
accounts for 75% of all COPD deaths per year. Add to this another 8.6 million
people who suffer from a serious illness because of smoking and you have some
very sobering facts.
Studies show that even smoking only 1-4 cigarettes per day can have a
significantly negative impact on your health by increasing your risk for death by all
causes over non-smokers. These light smokers have an almost 3 times greater
risk of dying from ischemic heart disease and women have a dramatically
increased risk of dying from lung cancer over non-smoking women.
Smoking and Nicotine
Smoking is viewed clinically as a chronic addictive disease. Genetic and
environmental factors contribute to the initiation and persistence of smoking. Recent
studies say that about 85% of all smokers are addicted to nicotine. Just think about
this stat for a second, an estimated 371 billion cigarettes were consumed in the
U.S. in 2006.
Costs Associated with Quitting
Smoking cessation is always cost effective. You will always save money when you
stop smoking, no matter how expensive it is. The cost of cigarettes, lost productivity,
medical costs, decrease in quality of life and risk of death are all expensive costs to
pay over a lifetime. The most expensive stop smoking program is still cheaper than
living a life addicted to nicotine. Few interventions offer the value that smoking
cessation does. Here are some more eye opening smoking statistics to consider.
- In the year 2000, smoking related COPD accounted for 8 million trips to the
doctor's office, 1.5 million trips to the E.R. and 726,000 admissions to the
hospital
- It is estimated the total cost of just COPD alone in 2004 was $37.2 billion
- Between 1997-2001, cigarette smoking cost the economy over $167 billion
in annual health care dollars and lost productivity, or an average of $3,702
per adult smoker. Today, that dollar figure has risen to over $193 billion!
These are just amazing smoking facts and tell us that smoking is bad for your
health and bad for the economy. Hey, smoking statistics don't lie!
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