CDC reports: Exposure to secondhand smoke causes an estimated 41,000 deaths each year

 

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/index.htm#:~:text=Exposure%20to%20secondhand%20smoke%20causes,adults%20in%20the%20United%20States%3A&text=Secondhand%20smoke%20causes%207%2C333%20annual%20deaths%20from%20lung%20cancer.

Cigarettes and Death

Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year.1,6 Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause the following:1

• 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)

Cigarette smoking causes premature death:

• Life expectancy for smokers is at least 10 years shorter than for nonsmokers.1,2
• Quitting smoking before the age of 40 reduces the risk of dying from smoking-related disease by about 90%.2

Secondhand Smoke and Death

Exposure to secondhand smoke causes an estimated 41,000 deaths each year among adults in the United States:1

• Secondhand smoke causes 7,333 annual deaths from lung cancer.1
• Secondhand smoke causes 33,951 annual deaths from heart disease.1