how many people die in a year of smoking?

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Answer 1

Far too many. Smoking is an idiotic habit that people need to give up. I'm sitting here with an ear infection because I've been exposed to cigarette smoke since conception.

Answer 2

im not sure how many but i know i watched my grandmother die from smoking and that was enough for me .. i quit

Answer 3

that is an awesome story Inkybob. Sorry to hear it

Answer 4

See http://www.quitguide.com/smoking-facts.html

Answer 5

zero, no one ever died from smoking, they die from smoking related diseases

Answer 6

alot thats why i quit

Answer 7

250,000

Answer 8

WAAAAAAAAY TOO MANY!!!

Answer 9

TOO MANY!

Answer 10

Here are 2 articlesthat might help answer your question:
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Smoking Deaths Cost Nation $92 Billion in Lost Productivity Annually
Smoking cost the nation about $92 billion in the form of lost productivity in 1997-2001, up about $10 billion from the annual mortality related productivity losses for the years 1995-1999, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new lost productivity estimate when combined with smoking-related health-care costs, which was reported at $75.5 billion in 1998, exceeds $167 billion per year in the United States.

The report also finds that during 1997-2001 an estimated 438,000 premature deaths occur each year as a result of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. In comparison, approximately 440,000 smoking-related deaths were estimated to have occurred annually from 1995-1999.

“Cigarette smoking continues to impose substantial health and financial costs on individuals and society,” said CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding. "We’ve made good progress in reducing the number of people who smoke, but we have much more work to do. If we want to significantly reduce the toll in this decade, we must provide the 32 million smokers who say they want to quit with the tools and support to do so successfully.”

This latest study updates the number of deaths due to smoking during 1997-2001, specifically updating the 1995-1999 average estimates previously released. It also reports productivity losses from deaths and finds that smoking causes 3.3 million years of potential life lost for men and 2.2 million years for women. Smoking, on average, reduces adult life expectancy by approximately 14 years.

“Despite the slow steady declines in prevalence in the United States, cigarette smoking still causes hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths each year," said Dr. Corinne Husten, acting director, CDC Office on Smoking and Health. “It’s in everyone’s best interest to prevent and reduce tobacco use. People will have longer, healthier lives, and there will be fewer smoking-related costs."

For more information about tobacco use and smoking cessation, visit the Office on Smoking and Health Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco. One resource now available to all smokers is HHS’ 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669). The toll-free number is a single access point to the National

Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines. Callers are automatically routed to their state’s quitline services.




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Smoking Costs US $157 Billion Each Year
Beyond Cost: 440,000 Premature Deaths a Result


The consequence of smoking a pack of cigarettes is estimated to cost the nation $7.18 per pack in medical care and lost productivity, or about $157 billion and 440,000 premature deaths each year, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published April 12 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).


Of the 22 billion packs of cigarettes purchased in 1999, the CDC found that $3.45 per pack was spent on medical care costs related to smoking, and a cost of $3.73 each more in lost productivity because of premature death from smoking, totaling $7.18 per pack. Overall, the economic cost of smoking equaled about $3,391 per smoker per year.


Smoking Leading Cause of Preventable Death
The CDC found that smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the US, resulting in an estimated 440,000 premature deaths annually from 1995 through 1999. On average, adult men and women smokers lost 13.2 and 14.5 years of life, respectively, because they smoked.

Economic costs during the same period were $81.9 billion in productivity losses from deaths (average for 1995 to 1999) and $75.5 billion in excess medical expenditures in 1998, according to the CDC. The reported medical and productivity losses were larger than previous estimates of $53 billion and $43 billion, respectively.

Other findings from the new study included:

Each year from 1995 through 1999, smoking caused more than 264,000 deaths in men and more than 178,000 deaths in women.
Among adults, most deaths were from lung cancer (124,813), heart disease (81,976) and lung disease (64,735).
Smoking-related cancer and lung disease deaths in women increased from 1995 to 1999.
Smoking during pregnancy resulted in more than 1,000 infant deaths annually.
Neonatal costs were $366 million or $704 per pregnant smoker in 1996.

Families of Smokers Pay Highest Price
"These are costs we all pay in higher taxes to fund government health care programs, like Medicare, and in higher health insurance premiums," said John R. Seffrin, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society.

"The highest price of all is paid by the families of smokers," said Seffrin, "who must watch loved ones suffer from any number of deadly tobacco-related diseases.

"Particularly alarming is the CDC's assertion that if current trends continue, 6.4 million of our children will not live full lives because of tobacco. Tobacco prevention programs and cigarette tax increases are proven ways that we can stop youth smoking.

"Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the US. Initiatives that help people quit smoking or prevent them from ever starting are crucial investments we must continue to make," said Seffrin.