Tobacco Use
Targeting the Nation’s Leading Killer
At a Glance 2011
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. Includes deaths from secondhand smoke.
Source: MMWR
2008;57(45):1226–1228.
Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students* and Adults,† United States, 1965–2009
| Students (%) | Adults (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 42.4 | |
| 1966 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1968 | ||
| 1969 | ||
| 1970 | 37.4 | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1973 | ||
| 1974 | 37.1 | |
| 1975 | ||
| 1976 | ||
| 1977 | ||
| 1978 | 34.1 | |
| 1979 | ||
| 1980 | 33.2 | |
| 1981 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1983 | 32.1 | |
| 1984 | ||
| 1985 | 30.1 | |
| 1986 | ||
| 1987 | 28.8 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1990 | 25.5 | |
| 1991 | 27.5 | |
| 1992 | ||
| 1993 | 30.5 | 25 |
| 1994 | ||
| 1995 | 34.8 | 24.7 |
| 1996 | ||
| 1997 | 36.4 | 24.7 |
| 1998 | ||
| 1999 | 34.8 | 23.5 |
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | 28.5 | 22.8 |
| 2002 | 22.5 | |
| 2003 | 21.9 | 21.6 |
| 2004 | 20.9 | |
| 2005 | 23.0 | 20.9 |
| 2006 | 20.8 | |
| 2007 | 20.0 | 19.8 |
| 2008 | 20.6 | |
| 2009 | 19.5 | 20.6 |
| Healthy People 2020 Goal | 16.0 | 12.0 |
* Percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1991–2009). Data first collected in 1991.
† Percentage of adults who are current cigarette smokers (National Health Interview Survey, 1965–2009).
Total Funding for State Tobacco Control Programs*
| Year | In Millions ($) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $990 |
| 2002 | $1,036 |
| 2003 | $909 |
| 2004 | $741 |
| 2005 | $733 |
| 2006 | $686 |
| 2007 | $714 |
| 2008 | $805 |
| 2009 | $729 |
* Adjusted to December 2009 dollars.
Source: ImpacTeen Project, Health Policy Center, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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