{"id":835,"date":"2020-01-01T19:47:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T18:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/?p=835"},"modified":"2020-06-27T00:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T23:08:24","slug":"smoking-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/smoking-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Disturbing Smoking Statistics To Make You Quit (Infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is aware of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dangers of smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tobacco use<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but there are still millions of people who smoke, which the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> confirm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But did you know that cigarettes have more than 600 ingredients? Most of them are also found in cigars and hookahs. Did you also know that they become poisonous chemicals when burned?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep scrolling to discover more interesting, scary, and, above all, vital facts and stats about smoking and tobacco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But first, let\u2019s take a look at some of the most important figures and facts on smoking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The 10 Key <\/b><b>Smoking Statistics<\/b><b> and Facts<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One single cigarette has about 4 milligrams of nicotine, which is enough to create an addiction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking cigarettes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will decrease your life expectancy by 13 years, on average.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 100 million people around the world have died during the 20th century due to tobacco use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 16 million Americans suffer from an illness caused by smoking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s estimated that at least 5.6 million children in the US alone will die from illnesses caused by smoking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondhand smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> claim that every year more than 41,000 people die from secondhand <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cigarette smoke<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s estimated that 1 in every 5 adults in the world use tobacco.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every minute, 10 million cigarettes are sold worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research reveals that between 12% and 20% of pregnant women smoke.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately 68% of smokers in the United States admit they want to quit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to learn more about what health issues <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cigarette smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can cause, how to treat them, and how exactly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking kills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, keep reading.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;823&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Overall Facts and <\/b><b>Statistics About Smoking<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>1. Tobacco started growing in approximately 6,000 BCE in the Americas.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Boston University)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s more, it belongs in the same plant family as pepper, potatoes, and a poisonous nightshade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco\u2019s seeds are so small, there are over 300,000 in just one ounce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The very first tobacco users were the Native Americans, who used it for religious rituals and for medicinal purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> history of tobacco,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we can see that it was also used for treating different wounds, and even as a pain-killer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco chewing was even recommended for toothaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Columbus brought tobacco to Europe.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Cancer Council)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also the first European to learn that tobacco could be smoked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europeans then started cultivating the plant, and by the 1600s, tobacco spread across the whole of Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tobacco facts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that it was even used instead of money. By the 1700s, Europeans had a whole tobacco industry, and smoking was a common sight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Nowadays, approximately 9 out of 10 smokers tried their first cigarette while still in high school.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco use typically starts and establishes itself during adolescence. That\u2019s why the prevention of tobacco use in this age group is crucial for stopping this epidemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cigarette smokers very often try their first cigarette before they graduate high school, and for 98% of smokers, their first time <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">age<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 26 or younger.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. A single cigarette can deliver 1 milligram of nicotine, which is enough to lead to addiction.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(STAND AZ)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, nicotine addiction can cause some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/heart-disease-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serious health problems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These include heart disease, various types of cancer, stroke, diabetes, and different lung diseases like bronchitis, emphysema, or chronic airway obstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. <\/b><b>Smoking cigarettes<\/b><b> will decrease your life expectancy by 13 years, on average.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind) (Very Well Mind)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, if you\u2019re a smoker who also has HIV, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking death statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> claim that this will cut your life expectancy by 16 years, on average.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WHO states that more than 50% of tobacco users will die of causes related to their addiction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. More than 100 million people around the world have died during the 20th century due to tobacco use.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If things don\u2019t change, it\u2019s estimated that by the end of the 21st century, this number will include another billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why it\u2019s of great importance to make every effort possible to campaign against smoking on a global level.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Smoking Statistics<\/b><b> in the <\/b><b>US<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>7. Over 27% of US high schoolers use one or more tobacco products.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(American Lung Association)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, more than 7% of middle school students use at least one. This number also includes e-cigarettes, as the National Youth Tobacco Survey from 2018 has discovered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same survey also revealed that in just one year, the use of e-cigarettes among high school students has increased by 78%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teen smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> say that e-cigarette use has risen by 50% among middle school students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. More than 16 million Americans suffer from an illness that was caused by smoking.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco use is harmful to every organ in the human body. Besides the illnesses we\u2019ve mentioned, it also causes various disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For every individual who dies of a smoking-induced medical problem, there are at least 30 people who live with an illness or disability caused by tobacco use, as the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. It\u2019s estimated that at least 5.6 million children in the US alone will die from illnesses caused by smoking.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This equates to 1 in every 13 children. Even though the number of young people who smoke continues to decrease, still more than 3,000 adolescents try their first cigarette every day, and more than 2,000 of them continue smoking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. <\/b><b>Smoking statistics by year<\/b><b> report that the general tobacco use among young people has decreased by approximately 5% from 2013 to 2018.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2013, 17.7% of middle school students, and 46% of high school students admitted to trying some kind of tobacco product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those numbers have fallen, and in 2018 it was 12.5% of middle school and 31.2% of high school students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, 2.4% of middle school and 11.3% of high school students use more than one tobacco product, as the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking demographics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by age show.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>11. In the <\/b><b>USA<\/b><b>, the <\/b><b>cigarettes<\/b><b> industry spent $9.36 billion in 2017 just on advertising.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year the industry spends billions of dollars on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco advertising and promotions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put it more simply, every day the tobacco industry spent over $25 million on advertising. That\u2019s more than $1 million every hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately 71.7% of their marketing expenses account for the discounts they give to retailers to lower <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cigarette prices<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>12. The tobacco industry has a $300 billion economic impact on the US every year.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US tobacco industry may be spending billions on advertisements, but it\u2019s also costing the national economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, the country\u2019s smoking-related expenditures were $170 billion due to diseases and disabilities caused by smoking. In addition, it cost the US over $156 billion in lost productivity due to tobacco-related illness and even death.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>13. US states will collect more than $27 billion from tobacco product taxes, as the <\/b><b>smoking statistics by state<\/b><b> report.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the total for 2019, specifically. Every year, the US collects billions of dollars from tobacco taxes and lawsuits against cigarette companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when it comes to spending that money on programs for smoking prevention, and programs that can help current smokers quit, the country will spend $655 million in 2019, which is less than 2.4% of the money they\u2019ve collected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US needs to spend just 12% of this total ($3.3 billion) for every state to fund a tobacco control program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>14. <\/b><b>Smoking statistics<\/b><b> claim that every year more than 41,000 people die from secondhand <\/b><b>cigarette smoke<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(American Lung Association)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondhand smoke is a serious health risk for everyone who surrounds smokers. It can worsen already existing health issues, and it can even cause new ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 2.5 million people died from 1964 to 2014 from secondhand smoke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even short-term exposure to secondhand smoke can cause various health problems, and it\u2019s a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/stroke-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major cause<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>15. An interesting fact about <\/b><b>smoking in the 1950s, statistics<\/b><b> show that smoking in the US peaked in 1954, when 45% of the US population consumed tobacco.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Gallup)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the \u201950s and all throughout the 1970s, smoking rates in America have been at around 40%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking started to decline during the \u201970s, and it fell to 32% in the 1980s. American adults started to quit or avoid smoking, and the trend declined even more in the \u201990s, falling to 26%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rate has since dropped further, and from the 2000s onwards, it\u2019s been around 24%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Smoking Statistics Worldwide<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>16. Approximately 80% of smokers around the world live in middle- and low-income countries.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(WHO)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tobacco epidemic is estimated to be the greatest one in the world, and the weight of it\u2019s heaviest in low- and middle-income countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/addiction-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tobacco addiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among poor people in these countries is so grave that they\u2019d rather buy cigarettes than food and life supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>17. It\u2019s estimated that 1 in every 5 adults in the world use tobacco.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Our World in Data)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking statistics by country<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reveal that 20% of the world\u2019s population smokes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The countries where more than 40% of the population uses tobacco are Kiribati, with 47% of the population, Montenegro with 46%, Greece and Timor with 43% each, and Nauru with 40% of the population being addicted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, less than 5% of the population in Ethiopia, Ghana, Peru, and Honduras use tobacco products.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>18. Every minute, 10 million cigarettes are sold worldwide.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also show that this adds up to 15 billion sold cigarettes every day, which means that every year the world produces and consumes up to 5 trillion cigarettes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>19. 35% of men worldwide are smokers.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Our World in Data)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows that more than one third of the world\u2019s male population smokes. Only 6% of women smoke on a global scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the case for almost all countries around the globe. However, women on the Pacific island of Nauru outnumber male smokers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparing the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage of smokers by state<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, territory, or country, we see that 43% of women in Nauru smoke, compared to 37% of men.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, in Sweden and Denmark, there\u2019s almost no difference between the number of male and female smokers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>20. It\u2019s estimated that there are more than 300 million smokers in China.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, they consume more than 1.7 trillion cigarettes, which means they smoke around 3 million cigarettes every minute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also means that one in every three smoked cigarettes in the world is in China. Additionally, recent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking facts and statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> estimate that one quarter of young people living in Oceania, the Pacific, and East Asia (the Western Pacific Region) will die from using tobacco.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>21. Just 1 in every 3 countries in the world regularly monitors tobacco use.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(WHO)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To simplify, this means that 38% of the global population is regularly (once every 5 years) evaluated for tobacco use in youth and adult surveys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistent monitoring of tobacco use can help governments create policies resolving the tobacco epidemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Smoking During Pregnancy: Statistics<\/b><b> and Facts<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>22. Research reveals that between 12% and 20% of pregnant women smoke.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(American Pregnancy Association)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the mother smokes, the baby must as well. Babies absorb all of the dangerous chemicals from cigarettes through the placenta, which is responsible for sending nutrients and oxygen to the baby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This prevents the baby from developing properly and causes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/learning-disability-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">numerous health issues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even death.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>23. In the US, pregnant women aged 20\u201324 have a 10.7% prevalence of smoking during pregnancy.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking facts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this group of women is the most likely to smoke while pregnant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregnant women aged 15\u201319 follow with 8.5%, and the lowest percentage covers pregnant women aged 25\u201329, at 8.2%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to this, Native American or Alaska Native women also have the highest prevalence of smoking during pregnancy, at 16.7%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, Asian women have the lowest prevalence, at 0.6%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>24. <\/b><b>Smoking statistics<\/b><b> show that approximately 300,000 babies in the US die every year due to low birth weight caused by smoking.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking, as well as exposure to secondhand smoke, prevents the baby from developing properly, which further leads to low weight at birth, and in thousands of cases, death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to this, smoking during pregnancy can also worsen the risk of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and stillbirth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cigarette smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that it can lead to placenta previa, premature rupture of amniotic membranes, cleft lip or palate, and numerous other defects and disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>25. Only 1% of women with at least a bachelor\u2019s degree were likely to smoke during pregnancy.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The higher the woman\u2019s education, the lower her chances of smoking during pregnancy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest prevalence for smoking while pregnant is among women with a high school diploma or GED, at 12.2%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also show that they\u2019re followed by women with less than a high school diploma, at 11.7%, and women with some college or an associate\u2019s degree, at 7.9%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>26. Around 7% of women use e-cigarettes during their pregnancy.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, 1.4% of pregnant women use e-cigarettes during their last trimester. Now, e-cigarettes and pregnancy are also a dangerous combination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though e-cigarettes are believed to be a bit less dangerous than traditional cigarettes, they still contain nicotine, and our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">facts about smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have already mentioned how dangerous this is for a baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>27. Pregnant women who smoke have a 1.4\u20132.4 times greater chance of a placenta abruption occurring.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Verywell Mind)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This condition happens when the placenta prematurely detaches from the uterus. Placenta abrupta can cause premature birth, stillbirth, or early infant death. Babies who are born to mothers who were smoking during their pregnancies also have an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Statistics on Smoking<\/b><b> and Comorbidities<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>28. People who smoke have a 30%\u201340% greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more cigarettes a person smokes, the higher their chances of developing diabetes are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, people who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/diabetes-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already suffer from diabetes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and start smoking will have much more difficulty managing their illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having diabetes and smoking can also cause other health issues like heart and kidney disease, retinopathy, and peripheral neuropathy, just to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>29. According to <\/b><b>smoking and lung cancer statistics<\/b><b>, smoking is the main cause of 80%\u201390% of deaths caused by lung cancer.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(American Lung Association)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same research shows that nonsmokers are 20%\u201330% more likely to develop lung cancer from secondhand smoke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to this, men who smoke are 23 times more likely to develop this type of cancer than nonsmokers, and women are 13 times more likely.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>30. Smoking-induced cancers make up 40% of all cancer cases in the US.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking and cancer statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report, the use of tobacco is the most preventable cause of cancer\u2014and, consequently, of deaths caused by cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there\u2019s not only a high risk of lung cancer, smokers can also develop cancers of the mouth and throat, stomach, kidney, pancreas, voice box, esophagus, liver, bladder, cervix, and colon and rectum, as well as acute myeloid leukemia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>31. It\u2019s estimated that approximately 20% of deaths from heart disease are caused by smoking.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Johns Hopkins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking and heart disease statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report that people who smoke have 2 to 4 times higher chances of developing heart disease than nonsmokers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, smokers are also twice as likely to have a stroke, and women who smoke and take birth-control pills have a high risk of both heart disease and stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>32. Approximately 68% of smokers in the United States admit they want to quit.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CDC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, in the past year, 45.5% of all smokers in high school tried to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quit smoking, statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows that 66.7% of young smokers stopped smoking for more than one day in 2015 because they were trying to quit. This was also the case for 55.4% of adult smokers over 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>33. Smokers who quit have more than a 50% chance of relapsing in the first year.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NCBI)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With time, this possibility decreases, and research shows that after just one year of tobacco abstinence, these chances fall dramatically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, after 30 years or more of tobacco abstinence, there\u2019s only a 10% chance of a relapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>FAQ<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Why do people smoke cigarettes<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we\u2019ve already mentioned, most people try their first cigarette while they\u2019re still teenagers. The reasons vary greatly. Those who have parents, close family members, and friends who smoke are more likely to start smoking themselves. Some are just curious and want to try something new. Some are encouraged by smoking ads and campaigns or even the lure of affordable cigarettes, and some just want to be like their idols.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How many cigarettes does the average smoker smoke a day?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no formal category that will make a distinction between a light, average, or heavy smoker. However, there are some general guidelines. People who smoke less than 10 cigarettes per day are considered light smokers. Those who smoke one pack or more a day, are considered to be heavy smokers, and the average smoker falls somewhere in between.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How many chemicals are in a cigarette<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned, there are over 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When they burn, they create more than 7,000 dangerous chemicals, out of which 69 are verified to cause cancer. Just a few of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chemicals in cigarettes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include acetone, ammonia, arsenic, benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, lead, methanol, tar, toluene, and of course, nicotine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What percentage of smokers will get cancer?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows that less than 10% of lifelong smokers will develop lung cancer. Additionally, even fewer smokers are likely to develop one of the other types of cancer that smoking causes. However, this still doesn\u2019t deny the already mentioned fact that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/cancer-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking is the cause<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 40% of all cancer cases in the US, and it\u2019s the main cause of 80%\u201390% of lung cancer deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How likely is smoking to kill you?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s almost certain that smoking will kill you, and there is no safe amount of exposure to smoking or secondhand smoke. When compared to nonsmokers, people who smoke less than half a cigarette pack have an 87% greater chance of dying prematurely.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How many people die from smoking<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 480,000 in the US alone die every year because of smoking. This accounts for one in every five deaths annually. Additionally, over 41,000 people die from secondhand smoke. If this trend continues, it\u2019s estimated that more than 5.6 million Americans younger than 18 will suffer an early death.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What country has the most smokers?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, Southeast Asia and the Balkan part of Europe have the highest percentage of smokers in the world. As mentioned, Kiribati has the highest smoking rate. In addition to this, they have more male than female smokers, and every day, this country loses more than 200 people due to cigarette-related causes.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>The Bottom Line<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you\u2019re a heavy smoker, it\u2019s never too late to quit. Even though quitting is hard, it\u2019s not impossible, and all the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that significant health improvements can be seen in a short period of time. Smoking changes the body, but it can be prevented with a healthy lifestyle. With the help of a doctor\u2019s counsel, medication, various programs, and the support of friends and family, quitting is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that this list of statistics will prevent people from acquiring this bad habit, and help the ones who already smoke quit. It\u2019s never too late to improve your quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sources:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/our-initiatives\/tobacco\/reports-resources\/sotc\/facts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Lung Association<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/stop-smoking\/smoking-facts\/health-effects-of-secondhand-smoke.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Lung Association<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health-and-diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/lung-cancer\/resource-library\/lung-cancer-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Lung Association<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/stop-smoking\/smoking-facts\/whats-in-a-cigarette.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Lung Association<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/pregnancy-health\/smoking-during-pregnancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Pregnancy Association<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.udayton.edu\/health\/syllabi\/tobacco\/history.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University Medical Center<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/tobacco-and-cancer\/why-people-start-using-tobacco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancercouncil.com.au\/31899\/uncategorized\/a-brief-history-of-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancer Council NSW<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/youth_data\/tobacco_use\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/fast_facts\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/products\/databriefs\/db305.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/68\/wr\/mm6808a1.htm?s_cid=mm6808a1_e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/campaign\/tips\/diseases\/diabetes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2016\/p1110-vital-signs-cancer-tobacco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/cessation\/quitting\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/109048\/us-smoking-rate-still-coming-down.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallup<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/smoking-and-cardiovascular-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Hopkins Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/3093-smoking-myths-examined.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/it-doesn-t-take-much-smoking-kill-you-study-finds-n692081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBC News<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3723776\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCBI<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/smoking#share-who-smoke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our World in Data<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharecare.com\/health\/quit-smoking\/how-do-i-know-if-im-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharecare<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standaz.com\/tobacco-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STAND AZ<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/disturbing-world-smoking-facts-2825336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verywell Mind<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/risks-of-smoking-during-pregnancy-2825267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verywell Mind<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/tobacco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/countries\/smoking-rates-by-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Population Review<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everyone is aware of the dangers of smoking and tobacco use, but there are still 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