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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 May;10(5):851–860. doi: 10.1080/14622200802027164

Table 7.

Potential DR Annual Deaths Attributable to Tobacco Use*

Cause of Death Number of Cases Deaths Attributable to Smoking
Males Females Males Females
Lung Cancer 214 127 78.3 31.0
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 93 46 34.0 11.2
Respiratory Disease 138 88 50.5 21.5
Heart Disease 1487 1068 544.2 260.4
Stroke 1194 977 437.0 238.2
Other Circulatory Diseases 887 915 324.6 223.1
Lives Saved: Subtotal 1468.6 785.4
Total 2254
*

Source of Mortality Data: World Health Organization (2003).