Cigarette Smoking is the Leading Preventable Cause of Death in the United States

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.¹

Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general.^1,2

Quitting smoking lowers your risk for smoking-related diseases and can add years to your life.^1,2

• Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths.^1,2,3
• Smoking causes more deaths each year than the following causes combined:⁴
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Illegal drug use
  • Alcohol use
  • Motor vehicle injuries
  • Firearm-related incidents

• More than 10 times as many U.S. citizens have died prematurely from cigarette smoking than have died in all the wars fought by the United States during its history.¹
• Smoking causes about 90% (or 9 out of 10) of all lung cancer deaths in men and women.^1,2 More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer.⁵
• About 80% (or 8 out of 10) of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are caused by smoking.¹
• Cigarette smoking increases risk for death from all causes in men and women.¹
• The risk of dying from cigarette smoking has increased over the last 50 years in men and women in the United States.¹

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