More than 46 million, nearly 21% of adults in the United States, smoke, according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Smoking rates remained constant from 2005 - 2009.
Smoking kills more than 5 million people a year worldwide, accounting for 1 out of every 10 adult deaths.
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Source: National Cancer Institute
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Source: National Cancer Institute
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Source: National Cancer Institute
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