Smoking Statistics

Here are a few smoking statistics posted by the American Lung Association,

  • Smoking death statistics - Smoking-related diseases claim an estimated 430,700 American lives each year.

  • Smoking costs the United States approximately $97.2 billion each year in health-care costs and lost productivity.

  • Smoking is directly responsible for 87 percent of lung cancer cases and causes most cases of emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

  • According to them, cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer and it is directly responsible for approximately 90 percent of lung cancer deaths and approximately 80-90 percent of COPD deaths.

  • They also state that 8.6 million people in the U.S. have at least one serious illness caused by smoking and that among current smokers, chronic lung disease accounts for 73 percent of smoking-related conditions. Even among smokers who have quit chronic lung disease accounts for 50 percent of smoking-related conditions.

  • Smoking health issues
    Here is a list of diseases caused by smoking posted by them: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema), coronary heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, pneumonia, periodontitis, and bladder, esophageal, laryngeal, lung, oral, throat, cervical, kidney, stomach, and pancreatic cancers. Smoking is also a major factor in a variety of other conditions and disorders, including slowed healing of wounds, infertility, and peptic ulcer disease

    Before you smoke your next cigarette, please read the above statistics on smoking over and over and think about how much you are harming your body. Remember, you only have one body and you are the only one who can take care of it. Would you like to enjoy a healthy life? If you do, think about the smoking effects on your health.





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