*Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year.1
*Current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.1
*Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.2
*In the United States, cigarette smoking is responsible for about one in five deaths annually, or about 443,000 deaths per year.3
*An estimated 49,000 of these deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure.3
*On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.2
*For every person who dies of a smoking-related disease, 20 more people suffer with at least one serious illness from smoking.4
*Cigarette smoking increases the length of time that people live with a disability by about 2 years.5
*Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year.1
*Current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.1
*Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.2
*In the United States, cigarette smoking is responsible for about one in five deaths annually, or about 443,000 deaths per year.3
*An estimated 49,000 of these deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure.3
*On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.2
*For every person who dies of a smoking-related disease, 20 more people suffer with at least one serious illness from smoking.4
*Cigarette smoking increases the length of time that people live with a disability by about 2 years.5