Table 6.
Smoking Attributable Deaths in California From California SimSmoke Predictions, 1989-2010
| Year | 1988 | 1989 | 1992 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2005 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual policies | 40,042 | 40,748 | 43,286 | 44,157 | 44,959 | 45,830 | 46,985 | 46,855 | 48,155 |
| Policies maintained at 1988 levels | 40,042 | 40,753 | 43,635 | 45,172 | 46,975 | 48,961 | 50,653 | 51,069 | 53,378 |
| Lives saved* | - | 5 | 349 | 1,016 | 2,016 | 3,131 | 3,668 | 4,213 | 5,223 |
Lives saved = deaths with actual policies-deaths with policies maintained at their 1988 levels