SMOKING STATISTICS

Smoking Effects Statistics

Smoking has many adverse effects on health and can effect nearly every part of our body, its estimated to cause 438,000 deaths a year or 1 in 5 deaths.

Over the past 40 years it is estimated that 12 million deaths are related to cigarette smoking, 4.1 million from cancer, 5.5 million from cardiovascular disease, 2.1 million from respiratory, 94,000 infant deaths related to mothers smoking during pregnancy.

8.6 million people in the US have at least one serious illness caused by smoking

30% of all cancer deaths are caused by smoking

It increases the risk of gum disease, worsens peptic ulcer disease and may contribute to erectile dysfunction. Smoking causes 90% of lung cancer deaths

It causes cancer of the bladder, oral cavity, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, cervix, kidney, lung, stomach and pancreas

It causes heart disease and smokers are 2-4 times more likely to have heart disease than non smokers. Smoking doubles the risk of having a stroke

It also increases the risk of peripheral vascular disease by ten times

It increases the risk of having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ten times

90% of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease deaths are related to smoking. 10 million people in the United

States of America have this condition

Smoking increases the risk of infertility, pre term delivery of babies, babies born at a low birth weight

It increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Smoking also increases the risk of osteoporosis and low bone mineral density