Chapter 1 Scope of the problem and overall death and disability

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The following conditions and outcomes in the United States could be avoided each

year if pregnant women and their partners did not smoke: 19,000 to 141,000

spontaneous abortions 32,000 to 61,000 infants with low birth weight 14,000 to

26,000 infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit1900 to 4800 infant deaths

as a result of various perinatal disorders 1200 to 2200 infant deaths from SIDS.

Journal of Family Practice, Vol. 40, 1995, pp. 1-10 (Joe DiFranza)

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Smoking kills one in 10 adults worldwide. By the year 2030 the proportion will be one

in six, or 10 million deaths per year, more than any other single cause.

Curbing the Epidemic, p. 1

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At current smoking prevalence rates, it is estimated that by 2025, tobacco use will

account for 9% of the world's total death and disability, triple the current share.

JAMA, October 6, 1999, p. 1284

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10 million Americans have died from tobacco in the last 30 years.

Frontline, PBS television, May 1998

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Among current cigarette smokers, 52% of deaths from all causes in men and 43% in

women are attributable to cigarette smoking.

Changes in Cigarette-Related Disease Risks, p. 405

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There are more deaths from tobacco every six weeks than there were Americans

killed in the entire Vietnam war.

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