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CDC: Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost, by State -- More »
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Indiana African Americans and Smoking This fact sheet shows data specifically related to African Americans and smoking habits, health risks, and attitudes about smoking and second-hand smoke. More »
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Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease Cigarette smoking is a major cause of coronary heart disease. More »
Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis Caused by Smoking 75% of deaths from COPD that occur in developed countries are directly related to smoking tobacco. More »

Facts / Health Consequences

CDC: Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost, by State --

MMWR 2009.

Purpose: To present state-specific average annual smoking-attributable mortality and
years of potential life lost estimates among adults aged 35 years or older. The report
compares 2000-2004 average annual smoking-attributable mortality rates per 100,000
with rates for 1996-1999.

3 Overall Findings: The smoking-attributable mortality rates per 100,000 people caused by
cigarette smoking (during 2000-2004) varied substantially across the 50 states and DC,
from a high of 370 in Kentucky down to 138 in Utah. The median smoking-attributable
mortality rate is 263 per 100,000 (2000-2004). This is a decline of 24.8 deaths per
100,000 from 1996-1999 and reflects progress made in lowering smoking prevalence
over the past 40 years. However, among women, declines were observed in only 32 states
due to the later pattern of decline in smoking among women, which can be partially
attributed to heavy female-focused marketing tactics by tobacco companies.

How it can be used: Fully implementing effective and comprehensive state tobacco
control programs can further reduce smoking prevalence and thus more rapidly increase
the decrease in deaths caused by smoking in all states.

Indiana-specific highlights:
* Annually 9,731 deaths are due to cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand
smoke. The smoking attributable mortality rate is now 308.9 per 100,000 (2000-
2004) compared to 323.3 per 100,000 (1996-1999). This is a 14% decline overall.
* Compared to 1999-1999 rates, smoking attributable mortality rates (2000-2004) for
men in Indiana are down 43.7% compared to an increase of 1.7% for women.
However, smoking attributable mortality rates for men are twice that of women.
(Men 457 per 100,000 vs. Women 207 per 100,000)
* 138,915 years of potential life lost happen annually in Indiana
* Smoking attributable mortality rates are 17% higher in Indiana that the U.S. average.