SMOKING STATISTICS

Passive Smoking Statistics

Passive smoking is very harmful to health it kills 53,000 non smokers a year

Passive smoking worsens asthma in those with the condition

Passive smoking increases the risk of heart disease and lung cancer by 25%

The threat of Heart disease is augmented by 50-60% in passive smoking

Passive smoking increases the rates of ischemic heart disease, respiratory diseases, sudden infant death syndrome and asthma in children

Passive smoking is also thought to negatively affect the mental growth of children

Kids who have been around smoke at home are more prone to bronchitis and pneumonia and have more hospital admissions in their first year of life

In a recent study it was shown that passive smoking increases sleep disturbance in pregnant women

It is also thought that there may be a causal relationship between passive smoking and the incidence of middle ear infections in children.

Passive smoking increases the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women by up to 70%

Exposure to second hand smoke increases the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in those 50 and over

Passive smoking may also increase the risk of Crohns disease

Passive smoking also diminishes a persons sense of smell

It increases the risk of meningococcal infections in children

Passive smoking increases the risk of miscarriage

Passive smoking also exacerbates cases of cystic fibrosis