tobacco leading cause of death These Graphics Show Why Smoking Is an Avoidable Health Disaster

DYK: Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. In 2020, 12.5% of U.S. adults (an estimated 30.8 million people) currently smoked cigarettes: 14.1%

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Center for Disease Control (CDC) Reports Smoking down from 20.9% to 15.1%

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Smoking increases the risk of death from many causes

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La - "Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or about 1 in 5 deaths."

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🚨 👉 Tobacco causes over 1.1 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in the European Region each year. Many of these deaths are preventable. Are current policies strong enough—and fully enforced? 10

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1 of Every 4 Global Cancer Deaths Are Caused by Tobacco Use

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Tobacco and Your Health

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