Interesting Facts About the U.S.A

15th on 21 interesting Facts About the U.S.A: Smoking causes 1 in every 5 deaths in the U.S. every year.

Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year. Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause the following:

• More than 480,000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke)
• 278,544 deaths annually among men (including deaths from secondhand smoke)
• 201,773 deaths annually among women (including deaths from secondhand smoke)

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