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Prevalence

Number of current smokers:
30.7 million
1 A
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence:
12.4%
1 A
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (female):
10.77%
1 A
Adult current tobacco smoking prevalence (male):
13.81%
1 A
References:
  1. National Health Interview Survey 2020 (NHIS). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/2020nhis.htm
Comments:
  1. Published on https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2021/10/cdc-releases-2020-adult-smoking-vaping.html?m=1&s=03

Smoking-related mortality

Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
492.4 thousand
1
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
221.6 thousand
1
Annual number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
270.8 thousand
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking:
17.9%
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Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (female):
16.2%
1
Annual percentage of all deaths attributable to tobacco smoking (male):
19.3%
1
References:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.