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. 2011 Jul;101(7):1236–1240. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300179

TABLE 1.

Smoking-Attributable Deaths (SADs) and Deaths Averted if Menthol is Banned Under 3 Scenarios (10%, 20%, and 30% Change in Initiation and Cessation), Projected From 2010 to 2050: Total Population and Black Population, United States

Menthol Ban Scenarios SADs, 2010 SADs, 2020 SADs, 2030 SADs, 2040 SADs, 2050 Total SADs Total SADs Averted Compared With Status Quo
Total population
    Status quo 386 732 410 809 399 028 342 472 272 424 17 923 889
    10% change 386 732 406 046 388 347 331 117 262 574 17 600 782 323 107
    20% change 386 732 402 568 382 621 326 799 259 002 17 445 735 478 154
    30% change 386 732 399 091 376 893 322 478 255 424 17 290 637 633 252
Black population
    Status quo 53 836 57 056 53 382 45 022 37 475 2 433 536
    10% change 53 836 55 234 50 086 42 175 35 320 2 341 792 91 744
    20% change 53 836 53 706 47 562 40 044 33 340 2 269 071 164 465
    30% change 53 836 52 177 45 036 37 908 31 347 2 196 219 237 317

Note. Total SADs averted include all years from 2010 through 2050 and therefore include years not represented in the table.